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So You Wanna Be a Beekeeper

So You Wanna Be a Beekeeper

Charles Agar

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

Charles Agar

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...

Observation Hives – Great for People, Different for Bees

Observation Hives – Great for People, Different...

Charles Agar

There’s something about seeing honey bees up close that never gets old. You can read about them, watch videos, take classes—but when you’re standing in front of a pane of...

Observation Hives – Great for People, Different...

Charles Agar

There’s something about seeing honey bees up close that never gets old. You can read about them, watch videos, take classes—but when you’re standing in front of a pane of...

Moving Hives

Moving Hives

Charles Agar

At some point every beekeeper has to move bees—across the yard, across town, or across counties. It’s not complicated, but there are a few details that matter. One of the...

Moving Hives

Charles Agar

At some point every beekeeper has to move bees—across the yard, across town, or across counties. It’s not complicated, but there are a few details that matter. One of the...

For the Love of St. Valentine, Know Your Mite Level

For the Love of St. Valentine, Know Your Mite L...

Charles Agar

There’s a bit of history a lot of folks don’t know: Saint Valentine isn’t just the patron saint of lovers. He’s also traditionally considered a patron saint of beekeepers, tied...

For the Love of St. Valentine, Know Your Mite L...

Charles Agar

There’s a bit of history a lot of folks don’t know: Saint Valentine isn’t just the patron saint of lovers. He’s also traditionally considered a patron saint of beekeepers, tied...

The Broodless Window: When Oxalic Acid Actually Works

The Broodless Window: When Oxalic Acid Actually...

Charles Agar

One of the most important things a beekeeper can learn is how to recognize moments of opportunity in the hive. One of those moments is what’s often called the broodless...

The Broodless Window: When Oxalic Acid Actually...

Charles Agar

One of the most important things a beekeeper can learn is how to recognize moments of opportunity in the hive. One of those moments is what’s often called the broodless...

Drone Culling to Kill Mites

Drone Culling to Kill Mites

Charles Agar

Most mite control methods focus on chemicals or treatments added to the hive. Drone culling is different. It uses the bees’ own biology against the mites. Drones (male bees) develop...

Drone Culling to Kill Mites

Charles Agar

Most mite control methods focus on chemicals or treatments added to the hive. Drone culling is different. It uses the bees’ own biology against the mites. Drones (male bees) develop...