Beekeepers Blog

By: James Elam - Instructor, Texas Bee Supply Dayton/Huffman A healthy beehive is one of the cleanest and most well protected homes in nature. Housekeepers work around the clock to provide both safe and clean living conditions within the hive....

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!...

By: Blake Shook There can be many signs & reasons to requeen a hive. In general, it’s a good idea to proactively requeen each hive every year before they begin to show signs of needing to be requeened. See How...

In hot humid weather it isn’t uncommon to see bees gathered on the front of their box. This action isn’t designed to scare us, but often to the untrained eye – will! Bees are very apt at “conditioning” the air...

This answer depends a bit on the time of year, but here are some general rules of thumb that may be helpful: The ideal time to check hives is when most of the foragers are out—as foragers tend to be...