Now that you've hived your bees, you'll want to check on them weekly to be sure that the queen is alive and laying eggs. You should be able to find...
For bees, Fat is where it’s at
By Dewey Caron, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus, University of Delaware. OSU Affiliate Professor. Internationally known Researcher, Educator and Entomologist. Author of Honeybee Biology and Beekeeping.) In September bee colonies rear the bees...
Can Bees and Backyard Chickens Coexist?
Urban homesteading, urban farming, and urban beekeeping… whatever you call it many families are interested in raising their own food again. From vegetable gardens and fruit trees, to raising your...
The Number One Mistake Modern Beekeepers Want To Avoid
For thousands of years, the science of beekeeping has presented challenges to that special breed of people who have a passion for working with bees. Taking too much honey during...
Bee Chronicles by Alan – Working the Bees
The main purpose of working the bees today was to attempt to weaken the packaged bee hive and give it more space while in turn strengthening the swarm hive. First...