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Queen Bee Homestead

Welcome to Queen Bee Homestead!

Tara here, and you’ve found Queen Bee Homestead! Located in Western New York, I have been beekeeping for eight years and now I’m expanding into other ventures. Follow along as we build a barn, get some goats, rabbits, and help you learn along with us!

How to Check on Your New Hives

So you hived your new bees, good job! Now you’ll need to know how to check on your new hives! You want to make sure your queen is laying eggs and has a good pattern. I will go further into detail below! Always Check Your New Hives! It can be a little intimidating- opening a…

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How to Install a Package of Honey bees

The weather is perfect, your hives are all set up in the perfect location, and it’s almost time to pick up your brand new bees. But wait, how the heck do the bees go from box to hive?? In this post, I will put your mind at ease and explain how to install a package…

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Getting Started in Beekeeping

So, you want to be a beekeeper? Good choice! You could say I’m partial to it, but I think it’s a great beginning to self-reliance. Bees are fascinating creatures and honey is a great bartering commodity. It can be a higher initial investment than some hobbies, but honey fetches a great price and never spoils…

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A Great Dual-Purpose Breed: Kinder Goats!

I researched for a long time and flip-flopped on what exactly I wanted in a goat quite a few times. Eventually, I landed on the Kinder goat. This breed has some of the highest butterfat content milk available (averaging around 5.5% and many going much higher). High butterfat means better taste and more products that…

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How to Get FREE Bees!

That’s right! Want to start beekeeping, but don’t want to spend $150-$200 on bees? It may take a little luck and time, but you can learn how to get free bees! Swarms That’s right, swarms. The key to how to get free bees is swarms. What is a swarm, you may ask? Well, it is,…

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Feeding your Bees

At some point, all hives will more than likely need to be fed. If you’re lucky, you might have some extra frames of honey to feed your bees, but in most cases, you will need to whip up some sugar water. Keep reading to learn more about feeding your bees! A Honey Bee and Yellow…

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