Hey guys, we are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms. Just got back from the Eastern Apicultural Society meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Wow, was it awesome. I enjoyed teaching the short course along with my friends Jon Zawislak and Steve Repasky.  Met more people who know us from this blog or our videos. It was nice seeing everyone again!  Back home now getting back in the groove.

August 1st finally came and now our Winter-Bee-Kinds have gone on sale. Remember, they do not ship until after November 1st. But order now so you can be at the top of the shipping order.

Winter-Bee-Kinds

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PLEASE NOTE, orders will be shipped out starting November 1, in the order they are received. In other words, if you order your WBK this week, yours will ship the first week in November. However, if you order yours on September 1st, there will be hundreds of orders ahead of yours so you may not get your order until December. We do our best to stay caught up but the popularity of our WBKs is overwhelming. Thank you. To order online go to: http://www.honeybeesonline.com/winter-feeders-and-solutions/

What To Do With Wet Honey Supers

 

So you harvested your honey but what do you do with your supers now?

1. If you still have a nectar flow, place it back on to see if the bees will fill it up.

2. If the nectar flow is over, freeze your super and store in a cool dry place to avoid mildew and wax moths.

3. Store supers in a place that does not have mice, ants and other things that like honey.

4. If you have a large freezer, you can leave the super in the freezer until you need it next year.

5. If you don't want to harvest but want to leave the super on the hive for winter food, that's fine.

Start Now To Get Your Bees Ready For Winter

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David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
www.honeybeesonline.com

Located near Fairmount, Illinois
217-427-2678

What Will This Hot Weather Do To My Bees?

Wow is it hot! Right now in my bee yard the heat index is 115 degrees (f). Bees are fanning, bringing in water and trying to stay cool. The humidity level doesn't help either.

Hi, this is David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms. Thanks for reading our blog today.  Excessive hot and humid weather changes colony behavior. Instead of concentrating on hauling in nectar, foragers are forced to bring water into the hive to be used to cool the hive.  The humid weather slows down the colony's ability to "dry" the nectar into honey. But the worst thing for me is having to wear a bee suit and stand out in the heat. I just will not do it. Also, bees are more defensive as the colony becomes larger with more honey to protect and as it become more humid and hot. You must begin using plenty of smoke if you must open your hives. Wear plenty of protective gear too. Your hive is not the small, little hive you started with. They are much larger in number and in stored honey. If you can, wait until there is a break in the heat to inspect your hives.

Are You Getting The Right Beekeeping Advice? 

Are you sure you can trust the beekeeping information you are getting? I want to help you by being your mentor. For less than $5 a week, I'll give you my personal cell phone, my personal email so that you can call me, text me or email me when you don't know what's going on with your bees.

Let me calm you down!  I can teach you in 3 minutes what it took me 3 years to learn. Sometimes it's hard to get other beekeepers to help you. They might be afraid you will steal their honey sales. Wouldn't it be nice to have a Certified Master Beekeeper to review your pictures or videos and answer your questions. Just today I spotted a beekeeper's queen on a photo she sent me. She was so excited.

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What You Do In August-October May Determine If Your Bees Survive The Winter

Don't wait until it's too late. It may be too late to make corrections to save your hive if you wait till September. We are offering these classes to help your bees have a better chance to survive the winter. We are offering these classes in August so you have enough time to take the necessary action to help increase the chances of your colonies surviving winter.

What about wrapping a hive, green houses, heat lamps, winter feeding, wind blocks, how much honey to leave on?

Do you understand vitellogensis and the role it plays in overwintering bees?

In this class we'll teach you how to go into winter with healthy young bees rather than trying to overwintered old bees with viruses.

We have the same class being offered on two dates:

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August 6th 8:30am- 1pm Spots Still Available Sign Up Now

August 20th  8:30am - 1pm  Spots Still  Available Sign Up Now

I know it is summer, but these classes will sell out soon.

At 12:01 a.m. August 1st, our Winter-Bee-Kinds go online. 

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PLEASE NOTE, orders will be shipped out starting November 1, in the order they are received. In other words, if you order your WBK this week, yours will ship the first week in November. However, if you order yours on September 1st, there will be hundreds of orders ahead of yours so you may not get your order until December. We do our best to stay caught up but the popularity of our WBKs is overwhelming. Thank you. To order online go to: http://www.honeybeesonline.com/winter-feeders-and-solutions/

SEE YOU AT EAS

I'll be teaching next week near Atlantic City, New Jersey at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ. We have over 350 new beekeepers signed up to take this course. I'll be teaching along with my good friends Jon Zawislak and Steve Rapasky. If any of you are interested in attending, there still may be openings.  Attending EAS makes benefits you because it helps me keep up with the newest and latest scientific discoveries in beekeeping. I plan to produce podcasts and video blogs while I'm there.
For more information: EAS Click Here

WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR VACATION FROM JULY 25 - AUG. 4.  ANY ORDERS RECEIVED VIA THE WEBSITE DURING THAT TIME WILL BE FILLED AFTER AUG. 4

OUR CURRENT SUMMER FARM HOURS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS

ARE MON- THUR 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. 

Wondering how to extract honey? Watch our video: https://youtu.be/Y0tHuimTurk

David and Sheri BurnsLong Lane Honey Bee Farmswww.honeybeesonline.com

Illinois Northern Queens Available

Hello from David and Sheri here at Long Lane Honey Bee Farms.

Urgent Notice: We have Northern, Illinois Queens available this week. If you need one now is your chance. We are shipping overnight only for the next three days so get 'er done. Click the link below on what you need:

One Mated and Marked Queen or

Two Mated and Marked Queens 

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At 12:01 a.m. August 1st, our Winter-Bee-Kinds go online.

PLEASE NOTE, orders will be shipped out starting November 1, in the order they are received. In other words, if you order your WBK this week, yours will ship the first week in November. However, if you order yours on September 1st, there will be hundreds of orders ahead of yours so you may not get your order until December. We do our best to stay caught up but the popularity of our WBKs is overwhelming. Thank you. To order online Aug. 1st go to: http://www.honeybeesonline.com/winter-feeders-and-solutions/

David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
217-427-2678
www.honeybeesonline.com

New Discoveries, Studies and Findings

Hello from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms. We just celebrated the 4th of July with fireworks and cookouts. To a beekeeper, the 4th of July means two things: 1) Honey and 2) Getting hives ready for winter. I'm the last person who wants to think about winter in July, but wouldn't it be nice to get all your hives through winter?

This year we filled more beekeeping classes than previous years because we designed our classes to accommodate student's schedules and offered more classes.  We have several classes still open for 2016. 

We have 1 spot left in "A Day In The Apiary With David" coming up this Saturday, July 9th 8:30-11:30. These classes are great because you gain nearly 3 hours of time in the hive with a certified master beekeeper. Isn't it time you gain more knowledge? We've offered several of these classes this year and this is the last one. Sign up now.

We have these classes still open for the 2016 seasons:

How To Prepare Your Bees For Winter Sat. Aug. 6th 8:30am-1pm

How To Prepare Your Bees For Winter Sat. Aug. 20th 8:30am 1pm

Basic Beekeeping Sat. Oct 15, 8am-1pm 

Winter-Bee-Kinds

Winter-Bee-Kinds are a smashing hit, a feeding system to place on your hives for winter. It also helps ventilate excessive moisture build up out of the hive, keeping your bees more dry in the winter. The insulation cuts down on condensation that drips down on bees in the winter. Everyone has been trying to buy them now, but they will go on sale August 1st. WARNING. Each year these are in huge demand. Even though they go on sale in August, we do not start shipping until November. This means those who order early in August will receive yours sooner than ordering them in late August. Be ready on August 1. We'll have a link on our main page: www.honeybeesonline.com 

If this is your first or second year to keep bees you have quickly learned that there's more to this beekeeping thing than you bargained for. Wouldn't it be nice to have me, certified master beekeeper, on the other end of the phone or email whenever you have a question. I started my new membership program and members are loving it.  We still have room for 10 more.

MEMBERS ONLY ACCESS TO:

-  1 New Instructional Videos Each Week.

-  Personal Email & Phone Mentorship With Me. You'll be a phone    call away from a certified master beekeeper.

-  Priority access to purchase queens when available.

-  Picture/Video Evaluation Of Your Hive When Needed. Send me    a video and/or pictures of what concerns you and I'll advise

   you on the next step to take.

-  Weekly Tips Of What You Should Be Doing With Your Bees.

-  Your Choice Of 1(one) Item From Our Membership Gifts List

   Below: (After 6 months subscribed)

   - 1 Free class at our location per year (Does NOT Include Bee Institute)

   - 1 Free Winter-Bee-Kind

   - 1 Free Burns Bees Feeding System

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Are You Prepared For The Fall Dearth?

Our Burns Bees Feeding System now provides a perfect way to feed your bees during the fall in preparing them for winter. DO NOT use an entrance feeder in the fall or it may invite robber bees from other hives.  The jar holes are now both in the middle rather than side by side as pictured. It's a great way to feed your bees 2:1 sugar water in the fall and pollen patties.

The feeding ports are screened to keep the bees from flying out when you add more sugar water and patties. Also comes with lids with holes that you can screw onto your own small mouth jars. Get yours in time for fall. 

Discoveries, New Findings and Studies 

Information is everywhere. It's hard to sift through all the information about honey bees and know if it is solid or not. This is not just with bees, but everything. First, eggs were terrible for us. Now they're not. We never know who or what to believe.

At every conference or bee club inevitably someone comes up with a new report, a new study, a new discovery and everyone dashes over there to try it. 

Don't get me wrong, I stay up on things, but we need to be patient and remember that honey bees have been around a long time. There is no magic powder to sprinkle on bees and make all our problems go away. There is not one single person raising an awesome queen that can totally resist mites, diseases and produce tons of honey. Don't chase that rainbow. The success of your hive still depends on your hard work, not a new treatment...I mean we cannot prevent a common cold.

Here's a thought. The time you spend scouring the internet for the newest things folks are saying about bees, you could be spending that time in your hives keeping them healthy with proven management practices. Go and enjoy your bees!

David and Sheri Burns
www.honeybeesonline.com
217-427-2678
Fairmount, IL in central Illinois

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