Shop Small Today- We Are Open Today Nov. 25th!

We are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and Honeybeesonline.com. 

Happy Thanksgiving and Seasons Greetings from our family to yours!

Today is Shop Small Day across American, an effort to encourage shoppers to support local family businesses. We are open today, 

Saturday November 25th! Stop on in and see us today between 10am-4pm central time. Sheri and I do not have other jobs. We give our full attention to helping others become successful beekeepers. This means your business and support is very important to us. We make our living from selling beekeeping supplies. You help us, we help you. We've made some really good friends with our customers because we are a small, family business. Make the drive and come see us today.

Walk in and purchase hives, hive kits and a limited number of Winter-bee-kinds. 

We are located between Champaign/Urbana and Danville, Illinois. Take exit 206 from I-74. We are about 5 miles south of that exit. Just ask Google to take you to Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and we'll look forward to seeing you today! We will not be answering phones today.

Winter-Bee-Kinds

To help us get caught up on orders we temporarily took the Winter-Bee-Kinds off line. They should go back online for sale this week. Keep checking!

These things work so great! They are such a big hit. You can replace winter-bee-kind candy boards at any temperature, as long as you can close your hive back up within a minute or two. But NEVER remove frames if the temperature is below 60 degrees (f).

Winter-Bee-Kinds allow for an upper entrance that really helps bees in the winter. Check out this popular winter feeding system by clicking here. We are not sold out yet!

UPCOMING CLASSES

Wouldn't you know it, beekeeping looks easy until you get knee deep into some sort of unexpected issue. Why not get smart and take a class. Check out our classes for 2018! They are filling up fast. Now is the time to sign up. Click here. FOR OVER A DECADE NOW WE'VE BEEN HELPING BEEKEEPERS Where does the time go! For over 10 years we've been building hives, selling nucs, packages, queens, teaching classes and more. Our great customers have allowed us the enjoyable opportunity to raise our family from bees. We know you have lots of options as to where to buy your hives, bees and queens. But please keep us in mind. Our country was founded on the hard work of small family business. Your support is greatly appreciated. Check out our website for : Hives Kits For Sale With or Without Bees Beekeeping Helped Me Fulfill My Dreams 2018 Beekeeping Classes Beekeeping Books We Also Sell 8 Frame Hives And Equipment Beekeeping Mentorship Program Long Lane Honey Bee Farms 14556 N 1020 E Rd. Fairmount, IL 61841 www.honeybeesonline.com

New Bee Research Revealed!

We  are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and Honeybeesonline.com. Some important discoveries have been made about bee nutrition, effects of pesticides on bee health, what induces hygienic behavior and will the next big mite problem of tropilaelapse be worse than varroa destructor? We will be talking about these things on today's HiveTalk podcast at 1:30 central time, so set your clocks and smart phones now. Join us at 1:30 today for these interesting findings. Jon is out in Denver at Entomology 2017. 

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and individuals in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA has over 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, students, pest management professionals, and hobbyists.

HiveTalk's own Jon Zawislak is at the conference and will be joining us at 1:30 by phone to report on the new research on bees. Here's how to listen to the podcast today:  You can make Hive Talk more interesting by calling in and asking questions live, or by logging in on your computer and texting us your question. Here's how:

The number to call is: 1-724-444-7444.

When you call in you'll be asked to enter our SHOW ID which is: 129777 followed by the # sign. Then the automated system will ask you for your Pin number which is 1 followed by the # sign. At that point, you'll be on the show with us so you can ask your questions. So you don't have to worry about keeping your kids or dogs quiet. You will be muted unless you press * 8 on your phone and that will allow us to unmute you so you can ask your question. Call in around 10 minutes prior to broadcast, at 1:30 p.m. central time.  If you want to just listen from your computer, go to: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/129777

Set your alarm and your smart phones. 

If you missed us live, listen to the recorded episode on iTunes by clicking here.

When Is It Too Cold To Open A Hive?

It's starting to get colder for most of us so stay out of your hives when the

temperatures drop below 60 degrees (f). You can replace winter-bee-kind candy boards at any temperature, as long as you can close your hive back up within a minute or two. But NEVER remove frames if the temperature is below 60 degrees (f).

Winter-Bee-Kinds allow for an upper entrance that really helps bees in the winter. Check out this popular winter feeding system by clicking here. We are not sold out yet!

2:1 Sugar Water Or 1:1?????

It would be nice not to have to feed bees sugar water. But, the reality is we do. Before it gets really cold and if bees can still fly, rather than cluster, you can still feed liquid sugar water. 2 parts sugar to 1 part water is usually the mixture to feed bees in the fall because they do not have to spend as much time drying down the heavy sugar mixture to turn it into honey for winter stores.

I do not use 2:1 very often. Instead I feed 1:1 in the fall to build up my brood of winter bees. Then I feed  my winter-bee-kind candy boards all winter. If the weather cooperates try and feed liquid as long as you can before it finally turns to cold. Then shift to candy boards!

FOR OVER A DECADE NOW WE'VE BEEN HELPING BEEKEEPERS

Where does the time go! For over 10 years we've been building hives, selling nucs, packages, queens, teaching classes and more. Our great customers have allowed us the enjoyable opportunity to raise our family from bees. We know you have lots of options as to where to buy your hives, bees and queens. But please keep us in mind. Our country was founded on the hard work of small family business. Your support is greatly appreciated. Check out our website for :

Hives Kits For Sale With or Without Bees

2018 Beekeeping Classes

Beekeeping Books

We Also Sell 8 Frame Hives And Equipment

Beekeeping Mentorship Program

Thank you for your interest in honey bees. We are here to help.

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

217-427-2678

New 2018 Classes & Hive Kits With Bees Available Now!

I'm in Summit, Mississippi speaking on bees at the Southwest Mississippi Community College. Dr. Jeff Harris invited me to be part of this year's program. It's a lot of fun. My speaking schedule is full now through 2018.

We are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and it's hard to believe we've been in the beekeeping business for 11 years. Over the last decade it has been so rewarding meeting so many great people and introducing so many people into beekeeping. We appreciate you being our customer and we are looking forward to serving you for years to come.

New 2018 Classes Are Online!  

We have a list of 2018 beekeeping classes online. Our queen rearing class is the fastest to fill up. Here's a list of a few of our popular classes that fill up fast:

Beginner Beekeeping Class Saturday Feb 10, 2018

How To Raise Queens May 26, 2018

Check out all of our classes by clicking here.

New 2018 Hive Kits With Bees Are Online! 

This is our popular Freedom Kit. Includes two 3 lbs packages of bees with mated queens, two complete hives, equipment etc. Available only until March 31 or until supplies run out. Call us to order if you want to pick up and save shipping.

Click here for more info on our Freedom Kit.

Click here to see all of our hive kits we offer without or with bees.

Are You Aware Of My Mentorship Program?

Spend the cold winter months learning how to be a better beekeeper through my mentorship program. Spots are open.  Click here to learn how to join.

Our Winter Bee Kinds ARE NOT SOLD OUT YET!!

Many people are worried we are sold out. We are not. Don't delay ordering your Winter-Bee-Kind. Our winter-bee-kinds are placed on top of your hive, candy side down. The candy contains proteins and carbohydrates as a winter food source for your bees. It also allows bees to take cleansing flights through a top entrance. And a sheet of insulation below the candy reduces moisture in winter hive. Comes with a recipe so you can refill it yourself. Orders are pouring in so don't wait too long. Make sure your bees have adequate food for winter by placing our Winter Bee Kind on your hive if for no other reason than insurance that they won't starve! Available for 10 frame, and 8 frame hives. We will start shipping these in November provided the weather is cool enough to ship.

Click here to order now.

Beekeeping Podcast Today At 1:30 Central Time

At 1:30 pm central time today join David Burns and Jon Zawislak for HIVE TALK! Join them every Wednesday at 1:30. Set your alarm to join them. You can call in and even ask your question! 

David and Jon will be talking about the details in raising queens.  Join two EAS certified master beekeepers and listen to them gab about bees, mostly. You can make Hive Talk more interesting by calling in and asking questions live, or by logging in on your computer and texting us your question. Here's how:

The number to call is:

1-724-444-7444.

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/129777

Set your alarm and your smart phones. 

If you missed us live, listen to the recorded episode on iTunes by clicking here.