Inside the Box
Small Hive Beetles Happen
If you've been keeping bees for a while in Texas, you've probably seen a few small hive beetles running across the inner cover when you open a hive. Most years,...
Small Hive Beetles Happen
If you've been keeping bees for a while in Texas, you've probably seen a few small hive beetles running across the inner cover when you open a hive. Most years,...
Requeening: Why It Matters
If a hive isn’t doing well, it's often an issue with varroa mites. But when the queen is not performing, it’s off with her head. The queen is the only bee...
Requeening: Why It Matters
If a hive isn’t doing well, it's often an issue with varroa mites. But when the queen is not performing, it’s off with her head. The queen is the only bee...
Splitting Hives (The Simple Version)
Splitting hives is simple. Not always easy—but simple. This is a spring move for second-year beekeepers and beyond. If you’re starting this year with packages or nucs, you’re not splitting...
Splitting Hives (The Simple Version)
Splitting hives is simple. Not always easy—but simple. This is a spring move for second-year beekeepers and beyond. If you’re starting this year with packages or nucs, you’re not splitting...
Movin' on Up! Reversing Brood Boxes in Spring
Coming out of winter, sometimes most of the bees in my hives—and often much of the brood—are in the top box. That’s just how bees move. They work their way...
Movin' on Up! Reversing Brood Boxes in Spring
Coming out of winter, sometimes most of the bees in my hives—and often much of the brood—are in the top box. That’s just how bees move. They work their way...
Inspecting for Spring
Spring has arrived in the bee yard. After some timely rains across Central Texas, things are starting to bloom and the bees are responding. Colonies that were quiet just a...
Inspecting for Spring
Spring has arrived in the bee yard. After some timely rains across Central Texas, things are starting to bloom and the bees are responding. Colonies that were quiet just a...
So You Wanna Be a Beekeeper
There’s a moment a lot of people have. You watch a few YouTube videos—some smooth operator in a clean suit flipping honey bee frames like he’s making pancakes. Bees are...
So You Wanna Be a Beekeeper
There’s a moment a lot of people have. You watch a few YouTube videos—some smooth operator in a clean suit flipping honey bee frames like he’s making pancakes. Bees are...