Winter Management
Using Insulation and Ventilation in Temperate Climates By: William Hesbach Evolution has provided honey bees with an extraordinary ability to thermoregulate and survive…
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The Beekeeper
By: Jim Thompson Over the years a beekeeper develops a style of working their bees and it is hard to explain just how one…
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Summering Your Top Bar Hive
Consider Heat, Rain, and Queen Loss The results of the 2015-16 Bee Informed Partnership annual survey are in. It hurts to think that beekeepers…
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Treatment True
By: Dewey Caron Electing not to treat bees or seeking to move toward treatment-free is one of several possible options in bee colony stewardship. …
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Is Natural Really?
When the most recent and well-publicized phenomenon of honey bee disappearance, termed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), began, it gave rise to serious concerns not…
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Summer Increase
Summer increase colonies are easy to make up if you follow these simple steps. Allow enough time, and make sure you have everything you’ll…
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Water Gardens
Bees Need Water and Will find It….. Somewhere My system. Three containers. The large one on the bottom holds small stones and…
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Winter in July
By: Ann Harman In Antarctica, yes. But here in the temperate area of the United States Winter is far from our minds. (If you…
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Good Stuff from Ann
What’s On The Menu?? SUGAR It makes no difference whether you took some bee-keeping classes, or worked with a mentor or read some books…
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Colony Robbers
When Good Bees Go Bad Honey bee workers normally forage for nectar and pollen from flowers which are brought back to the hive and…
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