The Dreaded Drone-laying beehive
What causes a drone-laying hive? One of two things could be happening. Read this comprehensive blog to find out how to help your hive.
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A Swarm, Supersedure, or Emergency Queen Cell?
Read nowMost beekeeping books explain that swarm cells (queens being raised in preparation for half the bees and the old queen to swarm away) and supersedure cells (queens being raised to replace a failing queen) are easy to spot. Swarm cells...
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SHOULD I USE A QUEEN EXCLUDER?
Debating Queen Excluders: Pros: Prevent queens from laying in supers; separates brood from honey. Cons: Less honey in supers; slow nectar storage; poor for weak hives.Read now -
Helpful Tips to Find Your Queen
Finding a queen is probably one of the most frustrating aspects of beekeeping! You are literally trying to spot one bee amongst tens of thousands of other bees, all while they run around on a frame. While there is no easy answer, I do have a handful of tricks I use after finding thousands of queens over the past decade.Read now -
REQUEENING A HIVE MADE EASY
Deciding if a hive needs to be requeened and finding the queen can be the most challenging aspect of requeening. Here is a step by step guide.Read now -
Clipping a queen’s wings- good or bad?
Read nowI don’t recommend buying queens with clipped wings, nor do I recommend clipping the wings of a queen. The theory is that it will prevent a hive from swarming, since the queen cannot fly away with the swarm. However,...
