Pollen as an Indicator of Hive Health: Colour, Volume and Bee Bread
The colour, volume and variety of incoming pollen reveal a great deal about colony health, before you even open the hive. This article explains how to read these signals and...
Did you know that honey is also subject to classification, because in relation to the type of flower from which the honey is sucked, the smell, taste, color and crystallization are different? With this article, we indicate the characteristics of the various types of honey.
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Water in the Apiary: Real Needs and Waterers That Actually Work
How much water does a bee colony really drink at the height of summer, and why does a randomly placed waterer often stay untouched while foragers crowd the neighbor's pool? This...
Flowering Calendar: Planning the Year on Your Own Flight Radius
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Contract Pollination: How the Service Works for Growers
Parking hives on the headland is not a pollination service. How many colonies per hectare and why kiwifruit needs three times as many, when to bring them in relative to bloom,...
Pollen and Propolis: What You Need to Harvest Them and When It Pays
Pollen and propolis are the two hive products almost everyone could harvest and few actually do. Traps and mats, how much you can take without harming the colony, cold or...
Urban Beekeeping: Rules, Siting and Good Neighbours for Keeping Bees in the City
Keeping bees in a city is possible, but not anywhere and not in any way. Registration with the beekeeping registry, legal distances and the exemption that really matters in...
Wildflower, Monofloral or Honeydew: How to Tell Honeys Apart and Choose the Right One
Two jars side by side: one pale and creamed, the other dark and runny. Both are honey, but the bees worked different flowers. How to tell wildflower, monofloral and honeydew...
Swarming: Recognising the Signs and Managing It in Spring
Spring arrives and the hive fills with bees. It is the finest season, but also the season of swarming: here is how to recognise the signs in time, above all the queen cells, and...
Planning Your Apiary for 2027: How Many Colonies and Which Bees
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How a Bee Colony Is Organised: Queen, Workers and Drones
Queen, workers and drones: each caste has a precise role and everything starts with the quality of the queen. Here is how a bee colony is organised.
Newly Born Queen Bee: Birth and Life Cycle
In the fascinating world of bees, the birth of a queen bee is one of the most delicate and captivating events observed within the hive. Every newborn bee has a specific role in...
Certified Ligustica Queen Bees from Apicoltura Laterza
In the world of beekeeping, the sale of queen bees is one of the most important activities for those who want to maintain healthy and productive hives. At Apicoltura Laterza, we...
How long does a bee live? All about the life of bees
When we think of bees, we immediately think of honey, flowers, and pollination. But one question few people ask is: how long does a bee live? The answer is fascinating because...
Carpenter Bee: Everything You Need to Know
When people think of bees, most imagine the classic honey bees flying from flower to flower collecting pollen and contributing to honey production. However, there are other,...
What Do Bees Eat?
When people talk about bees, they often focus on their incredible ability to produce honey or their crucial role in biodiversity. But a question many ask is: what do bees eat?...
How Many Legs Does a Bee Have: Everything You Need to Know About the World of Bees
In the vast universe of insects, bees play a vital role for both the environment and humanity. In addition to being the main producers of honey, they perform a fundamental task...
Queen Bee Cycle: How She Is Born, Lives, and Leads the Hive
At the beating heart of every hive is a single central, powerful, and irreplaceable figure: the queen bee. Understanding the queen bee cycle means diving into the extraordinary...
How many eyes does a bee have and how does it use them?
Bees are among the most fascinating and important insects for the balance of our ecosystem. But how many eyes do bees have? And how do they see the world around them? In this...
Bee Insect: Everything You Need to Know
The bee insect is one of the most important and fascinating creatures in our ecosystem. Not only does it produce honey, but it also plays a fundamental role in pollinating...
Honey for Cough: Which One to Choose
In both medical circles and folk tradition, honey has long been considered a valuable natural ally for treating coughs. Properties and benefits.
Its effects are also confirmed...