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Bee Venom and Bee Sting FAQ

ArticlesBy Bee Ware

[Bee Sting FAQ] Bee sting venom is beneficial for certain medical conditions however seeking medical advice is recommended before including or advising anyone to self medicate with bee stings. Many older people used to contact me for a jar of…

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Beekeeper Passing Bee Frame

Beeing More in 2021!

Articles, Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

This year has been phenomenal as we shared our Live Zoom about “How To Take Meaningful Action Everyday to Get Your Best 2021!” https://youtu.be/TRdo2BkUWZI What’re Your Goals for Beekeeping this Year?  We’ve got a number of things we are working…

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Buzzing On!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We are open and buzzing on! There’s a lot going on around the shop, the bee email newsletters available for free here on our mailing list and on our FaceBook page with tons of videos, posts and content about bees and beekeeping! Check…

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Bee SEASON IS ON!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We are open for business as usual besides masks… nasty little viruses… and we’ve helped launch a beekeeping hub that connects beekeepers and beekeeping with customers that want bee products, beekeeping services and bee activities like selling and buying honey,…

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Bee Season is Coming!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We are open for business as our superb selves once again! We also launched our African Honeybee Masterclass Bee Course Training for Beginners for all South African beginner beekeepers to discover the 3 Top Actions to do: Get Bees, Keep Bees and Avoid Mistakes! http://www.startbeekeeping.co.za to get access to the African Bee Masterclass. We are also…

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OPEN for Business!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We have stock and are trading full business hours on weekdays and Saturdays. Bee WARE Founder presented a World Bee Day Talk called “Power of Bees & What it Means to Us as Beekeepers” for 60 mins free and the…

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2020 Corona and Closure

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

WOW – what a year 2020 has been so far!? We’ve taken the decision to close the shop in Centurion for the Corona Lockdown and wish that everybody takes care and remains mindful of themselves and others at this time…

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January 2020!

ArticlesBy Bee Ware

WOW – Welcome to a new year + new Decade! I’m inspired as the owner of Bee WARE to look back over the last year and especially over the last 10 years. I asked myself over the last weekend questions…

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Summer is Back with a buzz!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We have new stock and new bee course dates and an amazing FaceBook page with new posts every day. Learn to keep bees because we all need them for food security and biodiversity!  We created a Bee Ware YouTube Channel…

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Winter Is Coming…

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The summer is done and dusted and winter is coming… *Ahem* We continue to run beekeeping courses from beginners to intermediate as well as specialist bee removal training on demand.

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Summer Almost Over

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The summer is almost over and Autumn is Coming! There’s still some swarming going on with the late-blooming crops in areas of the country with sunflower and certain blue gums.

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Bee closeup in flower

New Beekeeping Stock

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We have new beekeeping stock and new products available including honey pumps, honey bottlers and European Honey extractors for an order. Latitude: -25.876701 | Longitude: 28.177856

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Bee Blooming

Bee Ware Moved!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We’ve moved to a new hive! Our new premises are only 500m away from the old address to Eco Boulevard Shopping Centre

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Beehive Is Life

Full Honey Flow Season

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The honey season is in full flow right now. Make the most of it and make sure you are helping the bees to get access to the best available source of nectar and pollen such as oranges, citrus, litchi, sunflower,…

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Beehive Honey Combe

Spring Time Bee Preparations

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The season is coming up for the next honey flow. Make bee preparations for Springtime in August already for Southern Hemisphere. The bees take 28 days before they are ready from the time a flow takes place… So, in order…

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Beekeeper Beehive Combe

Happy Bee Year 2017

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The New Year is upon us! Happy bee YEAR! May your year bee blessed in an abundance of honey and bees and health!

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Bees Working On Yellow Gold

Now Is Bee Season

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

Now is bee season! The bees are coming out in droves and trekking across the country looking for high sources of nectar and pollen and relocating into catch boxes, beehives, pool pumps, water meters and all sorts of other types of places bees…

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Waves Of Honey Hives

Summer Harvest is Over

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The summer harvest is over and yet there are still places across South Africa that have some nectar flows. Mangoes, Apricots and Mulberries and Honey thorn, sunflower and Kalahari vernonia are some.

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Happy Bee Year 2016

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We kick start a new year with gusto as we look to harness the recent rains and the harvest it will bring of honey from our colonies. Without the rain bees and farmers and plants across the country have suffered terribly!

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Honey on white bowl

Beekeeping in Full Swing

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

We got a new stock of honey extractors, honey settling tanks and hive tools! We have kicked off the season with a BUZZZ!

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Bee Courses Monthly

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

Bee courses available monthly going forward usually either the first weekend of last weekend of the month. Please confirm by calling the shop or emailing us!

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Langstroth beehives in a row

South African Bee Season kicks off!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

The new bee season kicks off in August as the Aloes start to bloom creating a mega harvest of pollen and nectar for bees that are coming through the dearth period of winter!

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American Foulbrood Testing Kits in Stock!

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

South Africa has not succeeded in preventing the spread of AFB or American Foulbrood which is a spore that eventually will kill off the brood of the beehive. It is virtually indestructible and only fire will bring an end to…

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Beehive Is Life

Prepare for Honey Harvest

Bee NewsBy Bee Ware

It’s our MONTH to prepare for the HONEY HARVEST! Make sure you get your orders in for beehives and trap boxes and wax sheets now so you can be ready for the coming nectar flow and swarming season!

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