Queen Piping
A new virgin queen, recently emerged, can be heard piping while walking around a queen cell with a queen still...
Thermal Scan of a Beehive in Winter
When the temperatures dip, the bees form a cluster to stay warm. With a FLIR One smartphone camera, this cluster...
Washboarding
There are many theories of why bees washboard on the outside of their hive. Here is a video illustrating washboarding...
How to Make a Simple Pollen Feeder
Here is a little experiment I decided to try on a warm mid-winter day when the bees were out looking...
Do you need to wrap hives for winter
While wrapping your hives with some sort of insulation may give some support during the bitterly cold nights, what happens...
Should you open feed?
Open feeding is easy and convenient, but are you risking the health of your hives? This may be more of...
Heat Treatment for Varroa Destructor Mites
This is an ongoing experiment to try and see if it's possible and realistic to treat for mites using carefully...
Planting for the Long Term
If you think you'll stick with beekeeping for more than a couple of years, you may want to consider planting...
Preparing Hives for Winter
If you live anywhere that gets moderately cold during the winter months, here are some suggestions on how to prepare...
Extracting Honey
Once you've accomplished keeping your hives going and feel you have enough excess frames of honey... what do you do...