Understanding How to Split A Beehive With Success Learning how to split a beehive is an activity most often approached by a 2nd year beekeeper and beyond. This is a simple process of taking 1 honey bee colony and dividing it into 2. When done properly, both “halves” of the colony will grow into productive […]
The Ultimate Guide to Honey Bee Swarming
It’s Spring – Time for Honey Bee Swarming Spring with its warmer temperatures and blooming flowers, who doesn’t love it. As a beekeeper, I look forward to seeing my honey bee colonies grow. Will this be a good year of colony growth and honey production? Only time will tell. However, dealing with honey bee swarming […]
Catching A Swarm of Bees-The Easy Way
Catching A Swarm of Bees Beekeepers Love Catching Swarms Nothing is more exciting to a beekeeper than catching a swarm of bees. This is especially true if you are new to beekeeping. However, even those of us with years of experience must admit that a large honey bee swarm gets our heart beating – just […]
Checking-Setting Up a Swarm Trap or Bait Hive
Setting Up A Swarm Trap – Early Spring Check Who doesn’t love free bees, right ? Most beekeepers want to try to catch a swarm of honey bees at some time in their beekeeping experience. Maybe they will catch a swarm that issues from one of their own hives. If they catch a wild swarm […]
What You Need to Know About Attracting Honey Bee Swarms
7 Steps to Attracting Honey Bee Swarms Seeing swarming honey bees is one of the most exciting aspects of beekeeping. This is especially true for new beekeepers. Many of us strive to minimize swarming of our honey bee colonies. However, the bees have a different agenda. Swarms will happen. Giving some thought to attracting honey […]
Amazing Honey Bee “Scout Bees”
Scout Bees – Scouting Behavior in Honey Bee Swarms Swarming is a natural occurrence in a honey bee colony. A honey bee colony begins swarm preparations weeks before moving day. But how do the bees know where to go? Scout bees are the answer. Swarms usually occur during the growing part of the season. Warm temperatures and plentiful […]
Why Absconding Bees Leave The Hive
Absconding Bees Leave The Hive Why Do Bees Leave ? What are Absconding Bees? Absconding bees are an unknown issue to new beekeepers until it happens. The beekeeper goes out to inspect a new hive. It is opened with high expectations to find – nothing. All the bees are gone! A very few young bees […]
My Bait Hive & The Bee Swarm of The Year
Bait Hive Swarm – One That DIDN’T Get Away! How I Set Up My Bait Hive My bait hive consisting of an old unpainted hive body has been sitting on a tree limb about 50 yards from my bee yard for a couple of months. Inside the box (with a nailed-on plywood bottom and top with screws […]
