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I came home to get a quick lunch. When I checked on the bees they were all over the place. There was a swarm in the trees right above my...

Bees are going to swarm. We can do things to help prevent it. When they make up their mind to go, they are going to go. The best that we...

It's March and its time to get your swarm traps set up. You should have removed your traps in August or September the year before. If...

If its going to be warm, it is ok to pop in and check on the bees. What is warm? 55 F is what I use. I am not going to do a full hive...

These Amish made swarm traps are perfect for bee "fishing". They are brand new and freshly painted with Home Depot's White Exterior Barn...

Winter dead outs can be very frustrating. Not all is lost. The comb can be saved and "recycled" for the spring time. If you have frames...

You never want to see this when you open a hive. Its very frustrating to a beekeeper when you have done "everything" right and your bees...

Bees like a clean house too! Whenever the weather is warm enough, they will do some house keeping. They do it a little differently than...

Candy boards are a good way to help the bees in the winter. I use 8 pounds of sugar to 1 1/2 cups of warm water. Mix it up real well. I...

The nice folks at Log Home Brewing Company called me and wanted to source some local honey for one of the beers that they are brewing. I...

What in the world does power washing a tractor have to do with beekeeping? I'm glad that you asked..... This tractor does the heavy...

Open feeding bees is a very simple way to feed your bees. All you really need is a container, syrup and something for the bees to stand...

I inspected all of my hives the other day. After a while, you get to expect to see certain things. When something is amiss, it jumps out...

I had a banked queen - one that I didn't have a home for right away. It is important to get the queens in a hive and let them do what...

It looks like the swarm trap is working. There are plenty of bees visiting the trap. I will let them settle in for a week or so before I...

This frame had new foundation in it. The bees don't care for it. They are making "wonky" comb. I believe that this is a technical...

This was an exciting day! These 3 cells were put into a queenless hive. I made a 3 frame mating nuc up 2 days ago. The bees there are in...

I installed a package of bees a few weeks ago. I did an inspection and found lots of drone brood. There were some cells that normal...

I use a brick system to quickly determine the status of my hives. This is a split that had queen cells. I also did a follow up video...

I installed this as a package about 3 weeks ago. The queen was released in about 3 days, which is normal time. I went to inspect the...

I went to Georgia to pick up packages of bees. The temperature was going to drop from 70 in Ga to about 45 in VA on the trip home. I had...

Bees are like humans. They want it easy. These bees are robbing honey from a hive that died over the winter. I have not had a chance to...

There was a quick snow storm and a cold snap over night. I just wanted to see if the bees were moving around. I DID NOT open the hive. We...

I have some old unpainted nuc boxes that bees are very happy with. Bees will find any nook and cranny to have access to their hive. This...