Topics Beekeepers Can't Agree On! By: Lynne Jones I started beekeeping in September of 2016 – five full years, and this will be the first year I am planning to do splits for the purpose of increasing my colonies. I’ve...
Can you actually prepare ahead of time for spring splits? You bet you can! Things to do NOW: Have your equipment on hand– Consider that each split will require either a Nuc box or an 8 or 10 frame hive box plus,...
By: Blake Shook It’s the time of year new beekeepers need to be thinking about setting up their bee yards. In some instances, some relatively intense work can be involved in preparing the space. Notice I didn’t say “hard” work…...
By: Ed Erwin Montgomery County Beekeepers Association Mentor Director Master Beekeeper If you really want to stump non-beekeepers (and sometimes beekeepers), ask them how many eyes a bee has. They may be very surprised when you tell them the answer is...
In today’s world there are a lot of circumstances that are affecting bee’s life cycles and habitats. Bees have been dying from a variety of factors including pesticides, drought, and habitat destruction. Bees are not only important for humans, but...
