The unreliability of sticky boards and the dead bee effect of an alcohol wash has beekeepers doing the sugar shake. It works by tossing a...

Ask ten beekeepers how to ventilate the hive in winter, get one answer. Something’s not right. Does adding ventilation holes at the top...

Some wrap their hives for winter, some don’t. Bees can survive either way, but there may be a difference in honey consumed, brood reared...

How much honey does your colony need to survive winter? This question is asked often, and the answer typically falls in the range of...

Not surprisingly, the bees that carry the colony to spring are “winter” bees. Their increased longevity is the result of changes in their...

It’s the middle of summer, and if your bees aren’t filling the honey super, it’s probably not because they hate plastic or prefer yellow...

Some of my hives got a late start last season, and some of them I started late. Despite fall feeding, many were a little light going into...