Beekeeping | 5 Tips On Mowing Around Your Hives

Mowing grass and keeping weeds trimmed around your bee hives can be very difficult because bees do not like the sound of mowers and weed eaters. Beekeeping means keeping your hives looking nice, and mowing around your hive helps for many reasons I'll share 5 tips on making this job a bit less unsettling. I'll also share what the benefits are in keeping the area around your hive well groomed, and what to do IF you get too close to your hive and knock it all down with your mower. Hint: Bees become mad!

⏰Time Codes⏰

0:00 - Intro

0:13 - 5 TIPS on Mowing Around Your Hive

0:26 - Tip # 1 Lay Down Material Under Your Hive To Control Grass

1:18 - Is Gravel A Good Idea?

1:33 - Tip# 2 Suit Up Well

2:25 - Tip # 3 Mow Fast and Intentional

2:45 - Do Not Throw Grass Cuttings Toward The Hive

2:58 - Always Trim Around The Entrance Last

3:14 - Make a Fast Pass

4:10 - Tip # 4 Fine Grooming With Scissors

4:52 - Tip # 5 Do Not Knock Over Your Hive

5:18 - Here's A Knocked Over Hive

5:30 - How To Pick Up A Knocked Down Hive

6:00 - Put On More Protective Clothing & Light A Smoker

6:33 - Why Do We Need To Mow Around A Hive?

6:55 - Free Their Opening

7:19 - Reduces Bugs

7:28 - Better Ventilation

7:50 - Better Air Flow, Better Honey Flow

8:21 - What Is BeeTeam6

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