Beekeepers Blog

In this video, we discuss:

-Maintaining bees through the summer

-August management

-Finding queens

-Requeening

July Beekeeping Tips

Harvesting Honey

Post Harvest Hive Care

Treating Varroa

Robbing & More!

Return supers the same day after extracting in the late evening, thus allowing the hive to clean them up overnight. Supers placed back on hives in the middle of the day smell strongly of honey, and encourage robbing. If robbing...

January is all about managing bees for the upcoming spring!

Join us as we discuss monthly tips for managing bees as they emerge from winter!

-January Beekeeping Tips

-January Hive Inspections

-Reversing Boxes

-Feeding

-Early Spring Preparations

-Q&A and More!

1. Do the "shake method" mentioned in the video above to make sure the honey is cured. You can also use a refractometer to ensure the moisture content is under 19%. 2. What are the flowers telling you? Are the...

  How to Tell When a Hive Needs to be Requeened  There can be many signs & reasons to requeen a hive. In general, it’s a good idea to proactively requeen each hive every year before they begin to show...