Topics Beekeepers Can't Agree On! By: Lynne Jones Queen Excluders below your honey supers - always, never, sometimes? That was the question I asked beekeepers in two Facebook groups on April 1st. Out of twenty beekeepers that responded, a whopping...
By: Nanette Davis Beekeepers anywhere in Texas or neighboring states are likely to have opened a hive at some point and caught sight of a small dark beetle scurrying about like a minuscule rat across the inner cover. For the...
Having only new foundation can really slow the progress when expanding hives. Regardless of your particular focus – there is a solution! Drawing comb in new colonies If you’ve just purchased a Nuc, package, new hive of bees, or made...
By: Chari Elam May runs a close second to the busiest time of year for beekeepers – July honey extraction rightfully holding first place! Right now, we’re running around determining which hives are ready for supers and in some cases,...
A good brood pattern doesn’t mean a whole hive, or queen, is in good health. But, it’s one of the indicators that the brood is overall healthy, and at the moment, so is the queen. If you are new to...
By: Denessa 'Nes' Yaschuk Owner - SweetNes Honey Apiaries & Beetique The creation of comb honey is an art form in the field of beekeeping. Before the invention of the honey extractor almost all honey produced was in the form...
