Wacapi Wakan

Hi Everyone! I'm Wacapi Wakan, a hobbyist beekeeper originally from Indonesia. I'm now living in the USA as a professional outdoor photographer and in my own time as a beekeeper in which I look after 3 different hives of honey bees.

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[demizouie]

Hey so it’s almost springtime, which is swarming season for our bee friends!

Swarming is totally normal for a colony of bees so if you see something like this, don’t spray pesticides or harm the bees! It’s not dangerous at all and they happen to very calm like this because they are not protecting a hive or a queen. If they are swarming near your house and need to be removed, call a beekeeper and let a professional take care of them.

Even if you’re scared or allergic to bees (like me), there’s no reason to harm these creatures when they’re naturally preparing for spring. Make sure you spread this information around to protect the bees!

[william-snekspeare]

Some of you were curious about the honey process

Well, I’m here to show you what these wonderful little ladies make, and how us humans collect the extra.

Some Vocabulary:

This is a Langstroth beehive. Those boxes in it are called “Supers”. Supers hold 10 frames each. Frames look like this.

I’m here to teach you about honey extraction from this particular kind of hive, and when you only have like 5 or 6.

The Process:

First, we start with the frame of honey.

Notice anything? The bees have “capped” this honey with beeswax so it can keep for the winter! (or beekeep heheh)

So what you wanna do is cut those bad boys off with ya Hot Knife.

(Or you can just scrape them off with a fork. Or poke holes in them. Dealer’s choice, man.)

Next, you put your uncapped frames in the Crazy Spin Cylinder. (The Extractor)

And YA CRANK IT

And the honey sp i n s

Honey GO

H O N  E  Y

The frames are spun at such a high speed that the honey is pulled right out!

Next, you open the spigot at the bottom, run it through a strainer…

Pour it in a jar…

and VOILA!

Beautiful Bee Nectar that you got yaself! This has been a PSA

[ebeehq]

How to Start a Beehive

Beekeeping is nothing more than keeping a colony of bees in a hive and harvesting the honey that they produce. Sounds simple right? Well, not really… Honey bees are not (and cannot be) domesticated so you need to know a lot about how a colony how to start a beehive, manage it and be successful …

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source https://www.ebeehq.com/getting-started-beekeeping/how-to-start-a-beehive/

[wacapi-wakan-blog]

EbeeHQ, you’ve really done well in making your website ultra-helpful for new and beginner beekeepers, through to more advanced beekeeping professionals. I will recommend your beekeeping blog to all of my fellow beekeepers... Keep up the good work!

[ebeehq]

How to Winterize a Beehive in Northern Climates

All creatures follow the cycles of our earth; of day and night and the passing of the seasons and honeybees are no exception. They respond to the urgencies of this cycle by carrying out activities that guarantee their survival… Wintering bees in northern climates can be tough, but there are preparations you can make that …

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source https://www.ebeehq.com/getting-started-beekeeping/how-to-winterize-a-beehive/

[wacapi-wakan-blog]

Great tips on how to winterize a beehive from EbeeHQ!