Two weeks after the second story had been added the queen is clearly busy at work as 5 frames are fully laid with eggs and two frames are full of...
Bee Chronicles by Alan – Adding Supers and Frames
Brood Chamber getting bigger - both of my hives are ready for their 2nd brood chamber. The bees have filled up 90% of the lower brood chamber with brood or...
Bee Chronicles by Alan – Checking for Egg Laying
Vice President Alan Turanski reports on his bees progress. My hive from last year is going to have 3 frames of brood hatch soon which should help increase the population...
Bee Chronicles by Alan — Installation of New Bees
Vice President Alan Turanski of GloryBee Foods checked on his package of bees that were installed in their new home along with their new Queen Bee after GloryBee's annual Bee...
Beekeeping Calendar
The Bees Are... To Do List January - February (Is my hive alive) The bees have been dormant and it is time to see if/how they are surviving the winter....
Packaged Bee Instructions
Hive Location Facing East – so the morning sun hits the hive Not in a traffic area Not too close to Lawn Mower Hive Location Preparation Off the ground Prop...
Sustainable Beekeeping
One of the most rewarding ways to help our planet and some its most important inhabitants -- the bees, is to become an urban, suburban or country beekeeper. Bees can...
Beekeeping Medications
Medications: There are many different types of bee medication options and it can often be confusing which medication to use. The chart below provides basic information about the available medications...
LESSON 15: Colony Treatment for Bee Disease and Mite Control
Bee disease is an unfortunate part of beekeeping that all beekeepers must deal with. The good news is that with some proven precautionary steps, your colonies can be protected from...
LESSON 14: Wintering the Hive
The honey bee colony has a remarkable capacity to adapt itself to great extremes in climate conditions when allowed to develop freely with ample stores of honey and pollen. As...
LESSON 13: Extracting the Honey Crop
Now that you have spent all this time raising and managing the bees, it is finally time to claim your reward! Here we will show you all the necessary steps...
LESSON 12: How to Hive a Swarm
Swarming is an instinctive part of the annual lifecycle of the honey bee. The tendency is usually the greatest in the spring, when the bees increase their population rapidly before...
LESSON 11: Swarming, Causes and Control
Swarming is a very real concern for any beekeeper. When bees swarm, they usually divide the colony into a large group and leave to look for a new hive. They...