By: Ed Erwin Credit for this article goes primarily to Randy Oliver and his non-profit organization ScientificBeekeeping.com. Randy Oliver started beekeeping as a hobby around 1966, and then went on to get university degrees in biology sciences, specializing in entomology....
When we think of the Varroa Mite, we think it must have been a problem for our bees forever! That’s actually not true! Varroa mites are a native parasite from Asia and the Asian honey bee, Apis Cerana. It wasn’t...
By: Sandy Murray & Cyrus Nasr Moving bees can seem like a daunting task for a beekeeper. As seasoned beekeepers with over 150 hives at Hive Bee Farm we get lots of questions like... How do you move 30-80 thousand...
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...
I'm glad you asked! By: Blake Shook It’s a fair question. Is pollen substitute actually necessary? Why should you feed pollen substitute at all? Don’t the bees gather pollen themselves? Honey/syrup are the carbs in a bee’s diet, and pollen/pollen...
By: Blake Shook The objective of fall feeding should be to help the bees store enough syrup to survive the winter. Once daytime temperatures are in the 50's or below, bees greatly reduce the amount of syrup they drink. Due...
