Like many creatures, honey bees spend the year building up their food stores for the winter. When the cold weather hits, your colony will rely on its supply of honey to survive throughout the season. Honey bees spend the winter...

We love honey bees because of the sweet, golden honey they produce, but we’re not the only ones. Honey and other hive products attract a great number of natural pests and predators, including the yellow jacket. Yellow jackets can prove...

Though summer is the honey bee’s busiest season, they work hard all year long. When winter comes around, honey bees put a lot of effort into keeping the hive warm and making sure everyone—especially the queen—is safe, cozy, and well-fed....

Water is an essential resource for all living creatures, including the buzzing honey bee. Without a safe, clean source of water, honey bees can’t make honey, maintain their hives, or perform any of the functions necessary to go about their...

Part of being a successful beekeeper is learning how to identify, prevent, and treat a wide range of diseases. Honey bees face many threats from viruses, parasites, and other disease-spreading organisms. One such threat is European foulbrood, a disease that...

Among the beekeeper’s many tools is the bee smoker. This handy device makes hive inspections much easier for both beginner and experienced beekeepers. Smoke is an effective way to calm your honey bees and keep both them and you safe...

When you take apart and inspect your hives, what do you see? Every beekeeper hopes for a strong population, a healthy brood pattern, and an abundance of honey and pollen for your honey bees to feast on. These and other...

Like many pests and diseases that affect your hives, wax moths are an unfortunate part of life as a beekeeper. Fortunately, an infestation doesn’t have to mean the end of your career. A strong, healthy hive will be able to...