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 swarm is not your colony failing. It is your colony succeeding so thoroughly that it decides to reproduce, which … 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. Feeding is one of the first things new beekeepers reach for and one of the easiest to overdo. A colony … 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. There is a particular kind of nervous that comes with standing in front of your own hive in a fresh … Read more
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