HOW TO MOVE A BEEHIVE
Moving beehives is my least favorite part of beekeeping. Most hobbyists don’t often have to move their hives, but occasionally an issue will arise where it will need to be done. After witnessing several of these moves gone wrong amongst my own beekeeping...
MICHAEL BUSH’S GUIDE TO POSTING ON BEEKEEPING FORUMS
Beekeeping forums are intimidating, but they are also a wealth of information for new beekeepers. Sometimes an innocent question devolves into personal insults or spirals into an out of control debate you can barely comprehend. So, how can you best access this...
HOW TO SAVE A POISONED BEEHIVE
There’s nothing worse than discovering your bees have been poisoned. The once busy entrance, now silent with only a few twitching bees in carpet of dead below. The suddenness of a colony lost to pesticide poisoning is shocking. What follows is often...
5 WAYS TO HELP A FAILING HIVE
If you are inspecting your hives regularly, you can usually see the end coming. When a colony starts to fail, it can be challenging to figure out why, let alone solve the issue. So, what can a beekeeper do to help their bees? Read on to find out about some catchall...
HOW TO SURVIVE BEEKEEPING GROUPS
The old joke goes, “Ask three beekeepers a question and you’ll get five different answers”. If you’ve ever been to beekeeping club meeting, you’ve probably witnessed this first hand. Beekeepers, especially when you put them all in a room...
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