When should you feed your bees?
One of our most common beekeeper statements is “my bees died over the winter and there was no honey or pollen in the hive”. The late Fall and Winter months, is the period of time, the beekeeper must inspect the hive to see if there is sufficient honey and pollen. When the colony runs out of honey […]
What time of the year do you use a queen excluder?
Many beekeepers like to utilize a queen excluder in their hives for many reasons which include: Confining the queen to the brood box and a super. Easier to find the queen. Keep the queen from laying brood in honey supers. The queen excluder should be placed in the hive above the first honey super. This […]
What is Propolis & How Do Honey Bees Use It?
As beekeepers we literally have to pop open or pry open the top cover and the inner cover of a beehive with our hive tool. We also use our hive tool to separate the frames to be able to lift them up to check. Honey bees gather an amazing compound called propolis, better known as […]
Hive Bearding – Video
Why is it so important for your hive to beard on warm Spring and Summer days? Watch this video for the many forms of bearding.
