Winter Bees - Fat, Healthy & Long-Lived When the calendar says we have a few more months of Winter, the honey …
The key to successful beekeeping is good hive management. The successful beekeeper learns what to do and when to do it.
A year round management plan includes the seasonal components of keeping bees.
Bee Swarm
Bee Swarm - What is Swarming? A bee swarm is a thrilling sight. Thousands of bees in flight, the mass moves through …
Beehive Management
Beehive Management - Beekeeper Tasks What do beekeeper's do? They manage colonies of honey bees. The tasks involved …
Robber Bees: Why Honey Bees Rob Other Hives
Honey Bee Robbing Behavior - A Serious Problem Have you ever witnessed honey bees robbing another hive? If you …
Splitting a Hive – Why & How
What is Splitting a Hive? There will come a time in any beekeeper's career that you consider splitting a hive. No, I …
Feeding Honey Bees Sugar Water-The Right Way
Feeding Honey Bees Sugar Water Mixing sugar water for bees is one of the first tasks most new beekeepers …
Bee Honeycomb: Getting Your Bees to Draw Comb
Bee Honeycomb-Encourage Your Bees to Build it! Honey bees produce beeswax and build comb? It's the natural bee thing …
The Secret to Successfully Feeding Bees in Fall
Feeding Bees in Fall Before cold weather arrives to stay or that killing frost hits, we want our honey bees to be …
Finding a Deadout Beehive
Deadout Hive - It Happens In today's beekeeping world, things are not easy. The honey bees have so many problems to …
How to Feed A New Package of Bees: Keys to Success
Why Feeding a Package of Bees Matters? Every year thousands of new beekeepers start their hives with a bee package. …
Storing Beekeeping Equipment for Winter
Storing Beekeeping Equipment Beekeeping is one of those hobbies that encourages the use of a lot of gizmos and …
Hacks for Dealing With Aggressive Bees
Aggressive Bees in Late Summer Perhaps it is your first year as a beekeeper, or you may have a few seasons of …
