Sam Hartley 
Setting up a hive is the easy part. You buy the boxes, install a package or nuc, and for a few weeks it feels like you have arrived. Then the season takes over, and keeping that colony alive through spring, summer, fall, and winter is where beekeeping actually happens. Here is the reassuring part: good … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. For most people the hard question is not whether they want to keep bees. It is whether they can keep … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. # Langstroth Hive Guide: Parts, Dimensions, and Setup (2026) Ask a local beekeeping club what hive a beginner should buy … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. Four bee hive styles compete for every new beekeeper’s attention, and the marketing around each one makes the choice feel … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. Every spring, local listings fill up with complete beehives for sale: boxes, comb, bees, and all. Usually the seller is … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. Most people shopping for a queen are in one of three spots. Your colony has gone queenless and you can … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. Your equipment can be perfect and it still does nothing until live bees move in. That first purchase is where … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. The expensive parts of beekeeping sit in the shed most of the year. The cheap parts live in your hand … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. A feeder is what keeps a young colony alive through its first weeks and its first winter. Get it right … Read more
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure. Frames are where the beekeeping catalog gets scary. Wedge bars, grooved bars, wired wax, foundationless, double-waxed plastic: it reads like … Read more