In general, I recommend proactively requeening each hive roughly every 12 months. If you requeened in the fall of the previous year, the fall of the next year is fine. The same goes for spring. Check out our article on...
Doing a Fall split can be a bit tricky due to the fact you are in a race against the upcoming winter, and you need the hive to grow as quickly as possible! The most common reason for failure in...
Re-Queening a Feral Hive By: Charlie Agar - CharlieBee.com So, you’ve captured a swarm or done a bee removal and now you’ve got yourself a wild, Texas hive in your apiary. Congratulations and welcome to the tribe of “Free Bee” chasers!...
Every beekeeper eventually faces the question: Is this hive worth saving? Sometimes a struggling colony just needs time or a little help to recover. Other times it is simply too weak to survive. Knowing when to keep trying and when to move on is important skill to learn.
The Theory Behind it All By: James Elam Theory- a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based. The theory of reversing brood boxes comes from the belief that a colony of honey bees, when necessary,...
