What Should My Hive Look Like
 
Our goal as beekeepers isn’t just to get honey or wax.  It’s also to make sure that our colonies are strong and healthy, especially going into a fruit bloom or a nectar flow of some kind.  So what does a healthy colony really look like.  Check for these things...
 
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It’s a Hard Summer for Bees and Beekeepers
 
No matter where you are in the US (and in many cases around the globe) this seems to be a hard year.  Much of the country is hot… too hot and those of us in the Northwest it’s cold and rainy. So what do you do when the weather...
 
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Is It Too Late To Start Beekeeping This Year?
 
  We get that question a lot at World of Beekeeping throughout the year and for most areas the answer now (halfway through July) is yes.  It is too late to start because most places aren’t selling packages anymore but further, starting now wouldn’t give your bees time enough...
 
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Beginning Beekeeping: Excluding the Queen!
 
Queen excluders!  Ever wondered what these things were and why you’d use one? What are they? Basically these little slotted boards keep the queen (and drones) from getting into any supers above the excluder.  Basically it means the queen isn’t able to lay brood in the honey supers because...
 
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In The Beehive
 
For many beginners knowing what should be happening in your hive can be overwhelming. “Is this normal” is a common question we all ask when we first start out beekeeping. To answer that question today we’ll talk about what is normal and what should be happening in your hive....
 
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From the Beekeeping Meeting
 
Well there was another beekeeping meeting this week and as usual a lot of great points came up.  Here’s some things to consider: No matter where you’ve started in the country by now you should have two brood boxes on your hive or three westerns (many people use all...
 
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