Honeybees need a year-round source of water, but during the summer when temperatures soar, having a reliable water source can mean the difference between life and death for the colony. Bees need a water source that doesn’t go dry and...
Sweet Rewards of the Honey Harvest As an apiarist, you’ve made quite an investment in the equipment and supplies needed to successfully raise bees, especially if this is your first season. With the bees working overtime to take advantage of...
As you do your hive inspections and find that your boxes are almost completely full – inspection shows that 80% or more of the frames are filled with healthy brood and honey, you have a decision to make. You can...
What are supers? Bees use supers to store honey, pollen and brood. Supers come in varying heights and sizes. A deep-sized super is 9-5/8” in height and can weigh 90 pounds when full. A medium-sized super is three-fourths the capacity of...
We now move on to part three in our series of beehive diseases and pests. In our first post, 3 Deadly Enemies Every Beekeeper Faces and How to Crush Them, we looked at varroa mites, Nosema and foulbrood. In our...
This is part two in our series of hive diseases and pests that beekeepers need to be on the lookout for. Check out part one where we discussed three small, but deadly, pests that beekeepers face - varroa mites, Nosema and foulbrood....
