Bee Hive Box Handles
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild member Vince Endter has created some “how to” videos for making bee equipment. This one explains how to make beehive body handles with a table saw and dado blade.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Bee Hive Inner Cover/Feeder
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild member Vince Endter has created some “how to” videos for making bee equipment. This inner cover is made so that you can use feeder jars and not have to disturb the bees when you change the sugar solution.
Make A Solar Wax Melter
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild member Vince Endter has created some “how to” videos for making bee equipment. This is a solar oven to melt beeswax out of empty honeycomb. I made this out of a scrap shipping crate. The max temperature it reached was 170°F. Beeswax melts at about […]
Bee Hive Stands
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild member Vince Endter has created some “how to” videos for making bee equipment. This video shows his version of a hive stand.
March 26 – Medford Beekeeping Ordinance
Mark Your Calendars! Medford Beekeeping Amendment Hearing Scheduled! Medford is considering an amendment to the Medford Land Development Code to provide provisions for beekeeping in the city limits. A copy of the proposed changes to the ordinance can be found here. The sections pertaining to beekeeping are highlighted in blue. The Medford Planning […]
Better Bee Forage
There are a number of efforts underway to help restore the pollen and nectar smorgasbord that bees require.
Build Your Own Quilt Box
How to build your own quilt box for your hive. Quilt boxes help reduce moisture in the hive and provide insulation.
Pesticides and Bees in the News
Contributed by Dr. Dewey Caron It was great news to hear of the State Tax Court victory for bees in Jackson County. SOBA president John Jacob, whose apiary was the one in question on LeRoy & Nancy Whedes’ Rogue River property, called the decision “…. good for beekeepers, pollinators, landowners, […]
Ashland, OR is the newest Bee City USA
We reported earlier this year that Talent was designated a Bee City USA. In December, Ashland’s City Council voted unanimously to become the next Bee City USA. It is expected that the application process will be completed in January Kristina Lefever of the Pollinator Project of Rogue Valley explains the Bee City USA focus in […]
