Beekeepers Blog

Thousands or tens of thousands of bees are soon to be on the move as SPRING IS ON ITS WAY! These swarms will temporarily land on a limb, branch, fence post or other objects, forming what appears to be a...

If you have to worry about this, that's a great problem! Keep in mind, when your top box becomes 80% full of bees, brood or honey, it’s time to take action! There are 3 primary options to prevent a swarm...

I don’t recommend buying queens with clipped wings, nor do I recommend clipping the wings of a queen.    The theory is that it will prevent a hive from swarming, since the queen cannot fly away with the swarm. However,...

A shook swarm is just that- a "swarm" you create by shaking the bees off of frames to create an artificial Swarm! Shook Swarm TBA from Honking Goose Media on Vimeo. Why use the Shook Swarm Method? Converting Deeps to Mediums If you...

By: James Elam Theory- a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based. The theory of reversing brood boxes comes from the belief that a colony of honey bees, when necessary, moves upward as winter honey stores...