Tips

How Do You Use a Beehive Scale?

It is actually very simple to weigh your hives. To get started, you need to assemble together all the components of the scale. Snap the torque adaptor’s male end to the ½” drive to the 3/8” drive adaptor. Snap the …

Beeswax Melter Alternatives

Beeswax is a very popular product used in lotions, soaps, balms, and even candles. This is also easy to come by even for those who are not beekeepers. Most craft store chains offer these products throughout the year and they …

How to Use Oxalic Acid Bees

Oxalic acid dribble is a method that requires cheap equipment for preparation and dispersal of the mixture of sugar syrup and oxalic acid. There are lower safety risks on the part of the operator compared to the vaporization method so …

Quick Tips for Night Vision Hunting

Practice Adjusting in the Darkness 

Training is crucial when using nighttime vision since it is never enough if you just train using the unit during daytime. As you will be operating by feel in the darkness, it would be better …

Helpful Tips on How to Collect Old Maps

The map industry has significantly rebounded from the slowdown that almost all antique markets experienced after the financial crisis almost a decade ago. There is robust demand and interest in various antique maps ranging from more common maps to rarer …

Hunting Clothing Basics for New Hunters

You might think that you need lots of special hunting clothing just to embark on a hunting trip. But, you don’t really need that much. Hunting is an activity that mankind has been doing for many centuries and they were …

Honey Extractors

History of the Honey Extractors

Franz Hruschka invented honey extractor in 1865 in Italy. Although the exact date is not known, he announced his invention at Brno Beekeeper Conference in September 1865. The initial invention was a simple tin box …