Hive inspections are always important, but as the weather warms up, you’ll find that they're more important than ever. As we leave the cold of winter behind and head into warmer weather which translates into swarming season, every beekeeper needs to...
In an earlier post, The Beekeeper's Guide to Swarm Prevention - Part 2, we stated that the Carniolan species of honeybees were more prone to swarming activities. Yet, when you purchase a NUC (live bees) from us, this is the...
In our last blog post, we began a discussion of queen cells and found that there were two different types — supersedure cells and swarm cells. Although both produce new queens, the queens are created for distinctly different reasons. In that...
In this blog post, we’ll begin to look at queen cells – special cells the worker bees create to produce a new queen. You heard that right! It’s the workers, not the queen, who decides when it’s time for a...
In our last post, we discussed swarming activities. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at this important topic. Why is Swarming a Problem Anyway? If you have a colony that decides to swarm and you’re unable to capture...
In our last post, we looked at what the bees are doing inside the hive during the cold winter months. It’s time now to look at what you can do to prepare for the upcoming beekeeping season and to help...
