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BC Bee Supply is proud to now carry a selection of "8 frame equipment". Are you considering moving to a lighter and easier-to-manage brood box or honey super? While most hive bodies are built to hold ten frames, an eight-frame box can give you the advantage of being lighter to lift when inspecting the bees or harvesting honey. The bees themselves might also prefer a smaller space to manage and be encouraged to draw out wax a bit quicker. For those backyard beekeepers who would prefer a slimmer version of the standard, deep Langstroth 10-frame boxes, we now stock a...

Why are bees so important? The concept of interdependence is helpful to understanding the importance of bees to human society. Interdependence means different groups or species are reliant upon each other. In the case of the bees, a food web helps visualize this concept: Bees need flowers for their food source (nectar to turn into honey as source of carbohydrates, and pollen for protein) The flowers need the bees for pollination, which is necessary for the flowers’ reproduction Humans need bees to pollinate flowers for them to turn into the fruit (anything with seeds inside, including tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, etc.)...

Well, you did it!You've researched beginner beekeeping until YouTube ran out of videos.You've figured out that a nail gun is easier than hammering together your boxes with nails or glue. You've overcome your fear of stings and you've sweated through the two layers of shirts under your bee jacket. You've avoided squishing the queen bee through all of your inspections (or did you not find her the whole time?) and you've marveled at how productive she's been. You've taken several hundred pictures (or gigabytes) of your flying girls and you're finally ready to take some HONEY! If you've declared that your...

BC Bee Supply will be ready to get its customers the finest bees from either local sources or imported in early Spring 2022. Each comes with a number of bees including a queen bee, and will generally be available in the springtime. Let us look at the pros and cons of each style of bee product after we define what to expect.