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...
At the end of our last post, we made a brief mention of swarming and swarming activities. Today we’re going to dive deeper into the subject of swarming and what you can do to prevent it from happening. The average...
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...
When winter temperatures plummet, bees have to work hard to keep temperatures inside the hive warm enough. When outside temperatures drop to 64°F, the bees begin to form a loose cluster to provide and maintain warmth. Heater Bees Some bees...
If Santa were to have a beekeeping naughty and nice list, which list would you find yourself on? Beekeeping Naughty or Nice If your beekeeping activities this year were to dictate whether there would be presents or coal in your...
