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. # How to Build a Beehive: Plans, Wood, and Whether It Saves Money Beekeeping and woodworking overlap more here than … 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. # Top Bar Hives: How They Work and Who They Suit (2026) Two things pull people toward top bar hives. … 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. # Flow Hive Review: Is It Worth It for a Beginner? (2026) For a lot of people, a Flow Hive … Read more
# Inside a Beehive: Every Part and How It All Works From the outside, a beehive is a stack of plain wooden boxes. It gives away almost nothing about what is happening inside, which is part of why people find them fascinating and beginners find them intimidating. A hive is really two things stacked together. … 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. 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
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