Protect Your Bees & Hives From Bears
September 2, 2019Bears looking for honey can cause a great deal of damage and break up your colonies of honeybees. Here are ways to prevent that.
What Beekeepers Can Expect During Summer
June 14, 2019This excerpt from Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees covers summer inspections and potential problems such as nectar scarcity, mites and missing queens.
Flexible Beekeeping: Top-Bar Hive Essentials & Extras
May 28, 2019Top-bar hives have basic as well as optional components. Which ones you use—and how you use them—depends on your beekeeping goals and philosophy.
How to Create Habitat for Solitary Bees
May 17, 2019Supporting leafcutters, masons and other species of native bees is just as important as helping their managed-colony counterparts.
7 Beekeeping Myths Debunked for Beginners
May 10, 2019The beekeeping hobby is full of opinions and advice—and not all of it is good. We separate truth from several common beekeeping myths.
Beekeeping Basics: How to Establish a New Apiary
April 1, 2019Thoughtful setup and preparation for your hives now can save you (and your bees) loads of time and trouble later.
How to Choose the Right Beekeeping Attire for You
March 8, 2019To best interact with your bees, wear something that’s comfortable while also calming to bees. Here are tips on clothing and other preparation.
3 Hive Types & How to Choose the Right One for You
February 22, 2019As a beginning beekeeper, you can choose from several hive design. Give some additional consideration to best home for your bees.
Want a Healthier Hive? Encourage Bees to Make More Propolis
January 30, 2019The sticky substance that aggravates beekeepers benefits collective and individual honeybee health. Researchers have triggered bees to forage for more resin to produce propolis, and so can you.
4 Reasons Beginning Beekeepers Shouldn’t DIY Equipment
January 11, 2019Bees have precise requirements for their hives, and there is no room for error. New beekeepers should not put their colonies at risk.
