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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Build a Swarm Bucket
By: Ed Simon We all have been caught short when we have had more swarm calls than we had hives to put them. But…
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Without Chemicals
Yes it can be done. No, you cannot completely rid your colonies of either pest, but by reducing the numbers of Small Hive Beetles…
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Your Second & Third Year
Quite frankly, if not done the during the first season of keeping bees, the second and third year are the years that set the…
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What Your Mentor Forgot to Teach You!
The conventional wisdom about beekeeping is that there are no pat answers. Whatever works for you is the right way for you to do…
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
~Ann Harman Beekeeping has a language, as does golf (what’s a ‘birdie?’), tennis (lots of ‘love’) and other pastimes. Learning the correct terms is…
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Deeps, Mediums, Shallows
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions In the old days choosing a home for your bees was relatively easy. Bees were kept in a portion of the…
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Boring Spring Management
No matter how many colonies you operate there are certain early Spring chores that require attention prior to the start of the active beekeeping…
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Colony Development
By: Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee biology. Beekeepers must know the…
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Year 2 of a Top Bar Hive
Well! Here it is, Spring again, the weather has warmed, there is bee food in bloom, and your most recent trip to the top…
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