Fall Inspections In The Southeast
By: Jennifer Berry What to look for and why. So far, 2018 has been a fairly decent year for most of us southern beekeepers….
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Be Sure to Watch the Wacky Weather
By: Ann Harman Not enough snow, too much rain, high winds, drought, too cold, too hot. Have you paid attention to the weather? Your…
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Harvesting Honey & Old Comb
By: Ross Conrad When is the best time to harvest honey from the hive? . . . It’s a question that crosses the mind…
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Barriers
By: Morris Ostrofsky They say death and taxes are unavoidable. There is a third item that can be added to this list; physical changes…
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Installing A Queen
By: Jim Thompson What seems to be a rather routine procedure may not be. At various times a beekeeper finds that the queen needs…
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Requeening
By: Morris Ostrofsky Replacing A Queen Isn’t Difficult, But Requires Some Care Unlike the Queen of England honey bee queens do not have long…
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Build a Better Beeyard
By: Tom and Fran Davidson We began beekeeping seven years ago and have evolved from two colonies of bees to a successful sideline business…
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Making Increase
By: Patrick Dwyer A Comparison of Different Methods of Obtaining Honey Bees Making increase is a fundamental activity of beekeeping whether one is a…
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It’s Hive Inspection Day With My Mentor
By: Ann Harman My mentor is coming at 2 PM today. We could not examine the colonies yesterday because it was cool and rainy….
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Installing Packages
By: Kim Flottum Bees are collected, either by shaking frames in to a funnel that fills the package, or by bouncing a whole super…
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