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In the first post of this series, we looked at why ventilation was needed in a beehive and some special considerations that needed to be taken when providing ventilation. In the second post of this series, we began to look...

The hot summer months are just around the corner. Before they get here, however, this is what you need to know to keep your bees happily producing honey and not thinking about finding a cooler place to call home. Bees...

There are several reasons why a beekeeper may choose to split a hive. Discouraging swarming activities is one such reason. In the case of the Taranov Split, the beekeeper is actually creating a “controlled” or artificial swarm. As you find...

Honeybees build comb for several reasons — to raise their young, to create honey and to store food supplies for winter consumption. Ideally, they’ll form comb within the frames that their beekeeper provides, but sometimes this just isn’t the case. In...