by Hilary | Nov 7, 2016 | How To, Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, Natural Beekeeping, New Bees, Troubleshooting
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...
by Hilary | Oct 11, 2016 | Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, Just for Fun, New Bees
I’m very excited to announce the release of my new educational kid’s bee game! I created this game several years ago to enhance my children’s bee classes and have been having a blast playing it ever since! I’ve finally got around to creating a...
by Hilary | Sep 26, 2016 | How To, Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, Just for Fun, Natural Beekeeping, New Bees
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...
by Hilary | Sep 6, 2016 | Equipment, Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, New Bees, Troubleshooting
The reasons for why your bees are not filling out their super are numerous and nuanced. Sometimes the answer lies in the timing and sometimes you just have picky bees. Read on to find out all the possibilities as well as some practical tips for how to deal with it....
by Hilary | Jul 24, 2016 | Equipment, Honey, How To, Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, Natural Beekeeping, New Bees, Troubleshooting
Exciting news! An online version of the popular Intro to Beekeeping class is now available to stream! If you’re thinking about starting a backyard beehive or are just curious about what’s involved with keeping bees, then this is a great introductory class for you....
by Hilary | Jul 1, 2016 | How To, Intermediate & Experienced Beekeepers, Troubleshooting
Living in an Africanized honey bee zone can be a challenge. Africanized bees have some advantages and are not usually as terrible as the media makes them out to be (i.e. “killer bees”), but sometimes you end up with a colony deserving of that name. The...