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5 Tips for Starting Beekeeping
Add to Favorites By Josh Vaisman, Colorado – A few years back my wife, Greta, announced we’d be taking on a new adventure; starting beekeeping. Truth be told, I was terrified …
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Sun and Shade for Bees: What is the Right Mix?
Add to Favorites Many factors are important in determining a beehive location, including the relative amounts of sun and shade for bees. Many beekeepers insist that honey bee hives should …
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How to Treat Varroa Mites — A New Perspective
Add to Favorites My wife and I took a beginning beekeeping class before becoming backyard beekeepers. We learned about wax moth treatment and how to manage ants in beehives. We …
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Top Bar Beehives vs Langstroth Beehives
Add to Favorites Not long after our teenage son started raising honey bees, a family friend built him a top bar beehive with an observation window using beehive plans from a homesteading …
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Moving Beehives: What You Need to Know
Add to Favorites When you first got interested in starting beekeeping, I know you did tons of research and thinking about where to put your hives. But sometimes things change …
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How do Bees Mate?
Add to Favorites An interesting and deadly dance takes place all across the world; in fact, it’s necessary for human survival and yet goes unnoticed by humans year after year. …
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Which Bees Make Honey?
While not all bees make honey, there are many species that do—perhaps hundreds.
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A Slatted Rack and Robbing Screen Can Improve Your Hive Entrance
Add to Favorites One of the best things about a Langstroth beehive is its adaptability. By using optional pieces of beehive equipment like a slatted rack and robbing screen, you …
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8 Ways to Be a Courteous Backyard Beekeeper
Add to Favorites Being a good beekeeping neighbor is something all backyard beekeepers should be concerned about. Be respectful and thoughtful of our neighbors by following good beekeeping practices. Know …
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How to Help Bees During Spring Rain and Storms
Add to Favorites Spring rain is a welcome sight to a homesteader who is busy sowing seeds and planting crops. However, those same spring rains can turn into devastating storms …
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