Beekeepers Blog

Nine Easy Steps to Catching Swarms Catching swarms can be lots of fun and even seems to be a great way to get some free bees! But any experienced beekeeper will tell you that there is no such thing as...

When a hive swarms, the old queen bee and roughly half of the adult bees leave the hive and cluster on a nearby branch or surface until they find a new cavity to move into. As beekeepers, we don’t want...

Warning! Warning! Spring has sprung, whether the temperature and weather conditions seem to agree or not! Here are some tips for managing bee hive expansion.

By Blake Shook It is not uncommon to come out of the winter months with an extra box of honey on a hive. I see this most commonly if: The hive had more than two boxes full or almost full...