SWARMS
It's a bee colony's reproductive behavior. Can you and should you stop it in your apiary? How to catch swarms, and more.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
WAX & OTHER HIVE PRODUCTS
Wax, propolis, pollin, bee venim for lip balm, tinctures, soap and more. It's not just about the honey!
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
PREDATORS
Yes, bees have predators! Learn how to identify them and prepare your colonies for possible threats.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
A great way to get information, both good and bad, from fellow hobby beekeepers.
BEEHIVES
Who knew there were so many different types of beehives! Langstroth, Top Bar, Long Lang, AZ, and more! See the pros & cons and figure out which style is right for your beekeeping philosophy.
Langstroth Beehives
After raising and observing bees for years, in 1851 Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth invented a better beehive. Since then the 'Langstroth' beehive has become the gold standard for raising bees in the U.S. and many other countries.
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Top Bar Beehives
This design has been used for centuries and is a common design world-wide. Instead of removable 4-sided frames (Landstroth), Top Bars simply have multiple pieces of wood (top bars) stretched across the top of the hive cavity. Bees build their comb down from these bars.
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AZ Beehives
The Slovenian AZ Hive may be the most beautiful and practical beehives in the world. (I WANT ONE!) In this hive design frames are accessed horizontally instead of vertically, and often from inside an enclosed building.
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Flow Hive
OK, we couldn't resist mentioning the Australian designed Flow Hive. Practicality and marketing genius put this new design on the map and inspired a whole new generation of beekeepers. But is it really better?
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Warre, Skep and other Beehives
The number of hive designs is nearly limitless, after all in nature honeybees live in hollow trees, cavities in rocks, and even old car tires.
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