Beekeeping Basics

Bearding is a term referring to bees accumulating at the front of the hive, in a beard-like shape. Bees do this to make room inside the hive for ad...

A pollinator house is a home for solitary-nesting bees. Did you know that different species of bees have different nesting behaviours? Some bees li...

Catching a swarm of bees is one of the most joyous parts of beekeeping and it is an easy and free way to bolster your apiary! Read on to find out h...

So you’ve done a hive split, and now you need a queen— Once you have split your hive, you have the option to: Take the old queen with you to the ...