1. Hives Take note that you cannot keep bees if you don't provide them with a proper home. The first essential piece of equipment that you must have when you want to join the beekeeping industry is a beehive. Don't worry because hives are easy to [...]

Splitting a beehive is a vital skill for any apiculturist (beekeeper). However, most amateur beekeepers lack the ability to divide an existing colony in to one or more hives. The hive splitting skill set is important as it can assist in the prevention of swarming or [...]

Thanks to the tens of thousands of bees, a stable honey-bee hive operates like well-oiled cogs, each bee dedicated to its job. A honeybee’s life is all work and no play. As soon as a honeybee hatches, and until its last breath, a honeybee works endlessly. [...]

The Hive The beehive is the place where bees take shelter, make honeycomb, care for the young, and lay eggs. Today’s modern bee hive is essentially a container where a beekeeper can conveniently have access to the bee’s finished product, which is honeycomb. Types of Bee [...]

When keeping bees, it is inevitable that at some point you may need to feed the colony due to external conditions such as drought, lack of nectar, or to supplement food sources during the winter. However, feeding bees can be a challenge since there are no [...]