Bzzzzzz…. The word on the street is that you’re on the lookout for something sweet. The sugary goodness of honey is often appreciated during the summer months when there is plenty of nectar to go around, but what about the...
As we’ve seen in the last few blog posts, bees can be temperamental little things, and when things don’t go as they’d like, they can get downright nasty. Knowing this, it’s a good idea to know what you can do...
A colony that is normally calm and gentle can change and become testy, cranky or downright aggressive. When this happens, it’s time to put on your detective cap and figure out what’s going on. In our last blog post, we...
As you spend time with your bees -- doing hive inspections and observing their behavior in general, you learn to gauge their mood. Let’s say that your colony is typically mellow, but suddenly, their mood has changed. It’s as if...
