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How to

Get Rid of Carpenter Bees

Carpenter bees are benign creatures that are mostly harmless to humans, but which can be very damaging to wooden structures. Carpenter bees are so named because they drill into wood to lay their eggs and build their nest...

How to

Build a Carpenter Bee Trap

centerCarpenter bees are a destructive nuisance that dig nesting holes through fascia boards, decks, and other wood structures. Although they aren’t dangerous, they do a lot of damage when they show up in spring. Fort...

How to Fix Crystallized Honey in Plastic or Glass Bottles

Simple ways to liquefy honey & prevent it from crystallizing You open up your honey and instead of the smooth, golden liquid you’re used to, it’s grainy and solid. Don’t worry, your honey hasn’t gone bad—it’s...

How to

Get Rid of a Beehive

Bees are a key part of our planet’s ecosystem and should be left alone when they aren’t causing you any trouble. However, if you have a beehive on or near your house, you should take action. First, see if you can fin...

How to

Attract Bees to a Bee Box

If you are interested in beekeeping and want to increase the number of bees in your apiary, you may want to attract wild bees using a bait hive or bait box. A bait hive is a way of providing a new home for swarming bees ...

How to

Make a Honey Bee Box

People who have gardens and appreciate the importance of bees in the natural environment may seek to keep bees of their own. Bee boxes, or hives, today are designed to encourage the health of the bee society as well as m...

How to

Melt Beeswax

Beeswax is a wonderful material to work with, but it can be dangerous when it’s hot. Melt it down slowly using low heat for the best results. With a few simple materials, you can easily prepare a double boiler, a crock...

How to

Keep Bees Away

Warm weather means barbecues, pool parties, and lazy afternoons on the lawn, but it also means bee season. If buzzing bees are ruining your outdoor activities, don’t worry—we’ve compiled some of the best, most effe...

How to

Get Rid of Carpenter Bees Using Wd40

If you've found the telltale holes from carpenter bees around your home, you might want to get rid of them before they can do more damage. Instead of buying a specialty product, reach for WD40. Although it's a petroleum-...

How to

Clean Beeswax

Cleaning beeswax is a fairly straightforward and simple process. After you’ve harvested your beeswax, you’ll likely find the wax to be filled with dirt, food waste, dead bees, or cocoons. To clean it, you can melt it...

How to

Identify Honey Bees

Honey bees are very important insects that pollinate flowers and plants of all different varieties. Unlike wasps, they normally stay away from humans unless defending their nest, and they have a very vital role in the ec...

How to

Crystallize Honey

Honey naturally crystallizes over time due to its water content interacting with the glucose. If you want crystallized honey, there are several things you can do to speed up the process. First, make sure you use unfilter...

How to

Treat a Bee Sting

Spending time in your garden or hanging out with friends at a park is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon—until you feel a sharp poke and realize you've been stung by a bee. Bee stings are relatively common and don'...

How to

Escape from Killer Bees

Killer bees, otherwise known as Africanized Honey Bees, are a species of bee that tenaciously defends their hive. The name "killer bee" is a bit misleading because the bee is actually smaller and its sting is less venomo...

How to

Harvest Beeswax

Whether you are a beginner beekeeper or a professional, you can easily harvest your beeswax! Throw on your beekeeper's outfit and smoke out the bees so you can get your frames. Collect the wax caps and melt them down to ...

How to

Remove a Bee Stinger

Bee stings are painful enough, but leaving the stinger in your skin can cause further pain. Since bees release venom through their stingers, it's important that you remove the stinger from your skin as quickly as you can...

How to

Melt Honey

There are several reasons you may need to melt honey. Fresh, raw honey has a thick consistency, but melting it can make the honey thinner and easier to use. Old honey crystallizes and becomes grainy, but melting it can r...

How to

Stop a Bee from Stinging You

Bee stings can be painful and annoying. No one wants to get stung by a bee, but being outdoors means that you might run into one. However, by taking precautions before you go out, wearing proper clothing, and knowing how...

How to

Liquify Honey

In its raw state, honey contains many beneficial enzymes and offers a healthy sweetness to those who've grown unhappy with overly-processed foods and candies. Over time, though, honey will thicken and form a solid mass o...

Can You Be a Beekeeper?

What to know about the beekeeping business before becoming a beekeeperWhenever you see a bee buzzing by, it’s probably hard at work pollinating plants, sustaining the crops we eat, and producing honey. Bees play a crit...