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. If you learn one thing about keeping bees alive this year, learn this. Varroa mites are the leading cause of … Read more
If you are new to beekeeping, the list of things that can go wrong reads like a medical textbook, and it is easy to lie awake worrying about all of them at once. Here is the calming truth about bee health: most colony losses are preventable, and they trace back to a short list of … 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 first winter is the one that takes most beginner colonies. That is worth saying plainly, because it explains why … Read more