Beekeepers Blog

By: Scott Souders Wait - This isn't my House! In all the places I have lived, it seems there is always one house somewhere nearby with way too many people living there. Neighbors probably thought the same about my house...

                                   By: Michael Kelling -                             President Central Texas Beekeepers Association Michael owns approximately 100 hives that he uses mainly to provide...

BY - JAMES ELAM It’s fall! You’ve been looking forward to this time of year, unless you’re a drone honey bee. As beekeepers, we soon will be witness to “The Great Drone Dump” to occur at the entrance of our...

As winter temperatures drop, honey bees form a tight winter cluster to stay warm. By shivering their flight muscles, they generate enough heat to keep the colony’s core near 90°F—protecting the queen and conserving energy until spring. This remarkable adaptation allows honey bees to survive even the harshest winters.

By Blake Shook I began beekeeping like many others: Slightly timid around bees, uncertain in my ability to find one queen bee amidst thousands of workers who all seemed to be doing the bee dance at once, and highly skeptical...

If you’ve ever walked out to find a dead hive and thought, what happened?—you’re not alone. Hive forensics helps you read the clues your bees left behind, understand what went wrong, and protect your colonies moving forward.