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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

We Have Nucs For Sale - Troubleshooting Queen Issues

We are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and Honeybeesonline.com. We have 5 frame nucs of bees and queen available for a limited time this week ONLY! Call our office today or tomorrow or click here to order online. These are nucleus of 5 frames of bees from overwintered colonies here in Illinois. The queen is mate, and laying in these nucs. They are for local Pick Up at Long Lane Honey Bee Farms, near Fairmount, Illinois. We only have a limited number, so they will go very fast. Call now! 217-427-2678. Our office hours are 10am-2pm Tuesday through Saturday, central time.

Some Of You Are Getting Started Brand New!! Watch My Videos Below:





Troubleshooting Queen Issues

A strong, healthy queen will be laying a generous amount of eggs each day. You should see lots of eggs, larvae and capped brood on 3-4 frames. If not, look for the queen. Is she in the hive? If not, look for queen cups or cells. Are they raising a new queen? If so, let them raise the new queen. Or purchase a new one but remove any queen cells before installing her. Always keep a strong laying queen in your hive at all time. Do not let a poor queen go unnoticed. 

The Ultimate Beekeeping Course
This is all of our ONLINE BEEKEEPING COURSES COMBINED 

These are video courses taught by EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, David Burns:

- BEGINNING BEEKEEPING
- SPRING: SURVIVAL, SUPERING, SWARMS & SPLITS
- ADVANCE BEEKEEPING
- QUEEN REARING FOR FUN OR PROFIT
- DAY IN THE APIARY
- WINTER: GETTING BEES THROUGH THE WINTER


Making Spring Splits
Join Me In The Hive. Let's Get To Work! 


Please subscribe to my beekeeping YouTube channel. I've been on YouTube producing Beekeeping videos since 2008! At the bottom right of each video you can subscribe. We are at 19,600 subscribers with over 3 Million Views!!  Be one of the next 400 to subscribe to our channel to help us reach 20,000. It's free and notifies you when we produce another great video. Thank you!

Your Bees May Do Some Strange Things. What Will You Do?
Knowing what to do and when is the tricky part of beekeeping. Let me be your mentor. I have a special mentorship program called BeeTeam6 where you can call, email or text me concerns or questions you are having about your bees. Plus you receive a weekly tip and a weekly instructional beekeeping video. Even if you are not keeping bees yet, this is perfect to help you gain the education you need before you start. Or if you are starting this year, why not have the extra peace of mind by having someone you can consult. 
 
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I'm glad you are keeping bees or thinking about it. Thank you for supporting our family business for all your beekeeping needs.

Sincerely,

David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
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Monday, May 20, 2019

Our Queens Are Available Starting Tomorrow

We 
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are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and Honeybeesonline.com. Life is made better with bees. Beekeeping is so enjoyable, entertaining and soothing. UNLESS! Unless you thought you knew what you needed to know before your bees arrived, but now you realize you have so many unanswered questions.

Wait! Don't freak out just yet. Pour a cup of tea or coffee, get
cozy on your couch and choose one of our ONLINE BEEKEEPING COURSES. From the comfort of your home you can get the answers you need to calm your worries and get on the right track with your new bees. Our courses are NOT Webinars and they are NOT timed classes with other students. Our courses are links to David's course videos that you can watch all at once OR pause, rewind and watch over and over as long as you want. 

Click on the courses of your choice below and find out why smart beekeepers keep getting smarter.



Queens For Sale
Going Live Tomorrow (May 21st) at 10:00 a.m. 

Queen
We are ready for another year of great, quality queens raised here in Illinois. We will begin taking orders on May 21st at 10 a.m. and if all goes well we will start shipping on Monday June 3rd. Click here to go to our queen page. Now it says "Sold Out" but at 10am on May 21st you can add your queens to your cart. Keep an eye on this page because we will place our quantity available each Monday and as soon as it reaches that quantity for the week, you will have to wait until the follow week to order. We ship UPS overnight around the US.

We 
DavidSheri
are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms and Honeybeesonline.com. Life is made better with bees. Beekeeping is so enjoyable, entertaining and soothing. UNLESS! Unless you thought you knew what you needed to know before your bees arrived, but now you realize you have so many unanswered questions.

Wait! Don't freak out just yet. Pour a cup of tea or coffee, get
cozy on your couch and choose one of our ONLINE BEEKEEPING COURSES. From the comfort of your home you can get the answers you need to calm your worries and get on the right track with your new bees. Our courses are NOT Webinars and they are NOT timed classes with other students. Our courses are links to David's course videos that you can watch all at once OR pause, rewind and watch over and over as long as you want. 

Click on the courses of your choice below and find out why smart beekeepers keep getting smarter.



The new bee season has made beekeepers so happy that they signed up for our Beekeeping Mentorship Program. They are able to call, email or text Certified Master Beekeeper, David Burns any questions or concerns they have about their bees. Members are calling and asking for guidance about catching swarms, making splits, controlling mites and more. Some are seeking help in evaluating if they have a queen in their hive. Join our mentorship program today. You can join for 6 months, or join on a month to month basis.
   


Don't Be Caught Off Guard. When Your Hive Swarms, Have A Hive To Put Them In.
Our hives are made here in Illinois, Amish built. 

CLICK HERE AND BE PREPARED!

Our family beekeeping business has been around before beekeeping was trendy. We know you have so many options. Many people prefer to support a small, family business and we appreciate the support.

Take a look at our work horse of a hive! Comes with 2 deeps and 1 honey super. All include wooden frames with beeswax coated foundation. Also includes an inner cover, top cover and a screen bottom board. Fully Assembled and Painted!

These hives are built right here in Central Illinois. We are a small American business with an EAS certified Master Beekeeper to help answer your questions.

Please Bring Us Your Empty Package Cages
Our cages are plastic so that we can reuse them each year. Next time you visit us, we would appreciate receiving back empty bee buses. Please DO NOT BRING ANY WOODEN CAGES.

New Bundled Beginners Online Course
Take 3 of our most popular online courses bundled together for the new beekeeper.

1. Basic Beekeeping
2. A Day In The Apiary
3. Getting Your Bees Through The Winter
 

Spend The Morning With David Inspecting And Learning The Art Of Working Hives       
Saturday June 29th
A Day in the Apiary Workshop is a 1 day class from 8:30am-11am Central time. Held almost exclusively in the bee yard with an emphasis on inspections, being able to identify the queen/drone/workers and the ability to identify problems, diseases or pests in the hive. Participants must wear appropriate protective clothing in the yard. Even if you are superman, you are required to wear long pants, closed toe shoes and hat with veil (or beekeeping jacket/suit). In case of rain, the class still meets in the Training Center and you will be given a date to come back for the outside portion of the class. 
Sign Up Now

David Is Selling A Toy To Buy A Different Toy
(It's a guy thing)
David is selling his S70 Bobcat Skid Steer. It's a 2015 model with only 100 hours. Comes with forks, bucket, snow/rock plow and narrow and wide tires on rims. Heated cab, diesel kubota engine. If you are interested call the office during business hours 217-427-2678. Tues-Sat. 10am-2pm Central Time.




We are glad you are keeping bees. Thank you for supporting our family business for all your beekeeping needs.
Sincerely,
David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
217-427-2678
Our New Spring/Summer Hours 10am-2pm Central Time Tues-Sat.
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Monday, May 6, 2019

Don't Become A Worried, Loney Beekeeper

It's Very Common To Lose Your Hives From Mistakes Which Could Have Been Avoided

You may already be second guessing some things you've done to your bees. Queen issues, feeding, adding another box, mite control, pollen patties, making splits, replacing the queen...it can quickly become overwhelming. If you do not have a friend or a knowledgeable mentor you can quickly feel all alone. You keep running inside and looking for help on YouTube but you cannot find the video that addresses your exact question. Wouldn't it be nice to have certified master beekeeper, David Burns, as your beekeeping friend to call, email or text for guidance and advice.

Just think, beekeeping coaching by Email, Text, or Phone. Receive newsletters, videos and podcasts straight to your inbox. Send David pictures, videos or video chat with him for your beekeeping questions or struggles!
For less than $5 a week here's what you will receive:
MEMBERS ONLY ACCESS TO: 
-  Several New Instructional Videos Each Month.
-  Personal Email & Phone Mentorship With David Burns. Once you sign up you are given his personal cell phone. You'll be just a phone call, text or email away from a certified master beekeeper to help you when you need it most. Let's face it, spring is when we need help the most.
-  He will also send you several articles a month with tips on what you should be doing and looking for and interesting beekeeping science and practical approaches.


Basic Beekeeping Private Online Course
Your bees deserve you having the fundamentals beekeeping under your belt. Having a healthy grasp of beekeeping is going to help you so much. Sign up for David's Online Basic Beekeeping Course By Clicking Here.

Spring Management Private Online Course
Hives have started swarming in most of the country. Do you know how to make splits, prevent swarms and feed your bees in the spring? Do not make the mistake of failing to test and treat for mites. Sign up for this Course.

A Day In The Apiary With David, Private Online Course
Until you are guided through a hive inspection by a certified master beekeeper you may miss many important aspects of what to look for and what you are seeing. This course is online, from the comfort of your home. Sign up now.

5 Frame Nucs Available 
(5 Frames From An Illinois Overwintered Hive With Queen)
It's great when bees overwinter so well that we can sell bees from overwintered Illinois hives. These colonies have already been inspected by the Illinois Department of Ag and the inspector wrote on the inspection report, "Hives look very good."

These are 5 frame nucs with a mated Illinois queens. These are not nucs from the south and are not made from packages. These are nucs from Illinois overwintered colonies. Click here for more information.


Your Bees May Still Require Being Fed
Knowing how long to feed your bees in the spring can be challenging. As long as your bees need to expand in population or draw out wax onto frames, it's a good idea to feed your bees. Our feeding system holds two of your jars (lids with holes included). Screen blocks bees from coming out while you change your jars. Also has a rectangle slot for patties.

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We are glad you are keeping bees or thinking about it. Thank you for supporting our family business for all your beekeeping needs. See our complete line of beekeeping hives and kits at www.honeybeesonline.com

Sincerely,

David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
Fairmount, Illinois
217-427-2678
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