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Foragers on the Loose: How to Tell if You Really Have a Hive Problem

Foragers on the Loose: How to Tell if You Reall...

Charles Agar

Every summer, like clockwork, my phone starts blowing up: “There are bees all over my pool!”“They’re swarming the soda machine at the park!”“We can’t eat lunch on the patio without...

Foragers on the Loose: How to Tell if You Reall...

Charles Agar

Every summer, like clockwork, my phone starts blowing up: “There are bees all over my pool!”“They’re swarming the soda machine at the park!”“We can’t eat lunch on the patio without...

Equalizing Hives for a Strong Fall Flow

Equalizing Hives for a Strong Fall Flow

Charles Agar

Sometimes the best way to strengthen a weak colony is to borrow from a strong one. Equalizing hives is a practical, hands-on skill that keeps your apiary healthy and productive...

Equalizing Hives for a Strong Fall Flow

Charles Agar

Sometimes the best way to strengthen a weak colony is to borrow from a strong one. Equalizing hives is a practical, hands-on skill that keeps your apiary healthy and productive...

🧂 The Sugar Roll Is Your Friend: A Simple Mite Test That Works

🧂 The Sugar Roll Is Your Friend: A Simple Mite ...

Charles Agar

When it comes to Varroa mite control, a lot of beekeepers get stuck in the extremes. Either they go full chem-lab with every treatment under the sun, or they white-knuckle...

🧂 The Sugar Roll Is Your Friend: A Simple Mite ...

Charles Agar

When it comes to Varroa mite control, a lot of beekeepers get stuck in the extremes. Either they go full chem-lab with every treatment under the sun, or they white-knuckle...

🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in the Texas Heat

🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in th...

Charles Agar

I recently brought home a hive from my friends at Shy Coyote Farm in Adkins, Texas—a small organic operation run by Josh and Maggie who grow beautiful veggies for the...

🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in th...

Charles Agar

I recently brought home a hive from my friends at Shy Coyote Farm in Adkins, Texas—a small organic operation run by Josh and Maggie who grow beautiful veggies for the...

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Your Hives

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Y...

Charles Agar

The nectar flow is winding down, the supers are heavy, and the bees have done their job. Now it’s time to do yours — and rob them. Pulling honey supers...

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Y...

Charles Agar

The nectar flow is winding down, the supers are heavy, and the bees have done their job. Now it’s time to do yours — and rob them. Pulling honey supers...

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

Charles Agar

At CharlieBee, we’re in the thick of honey season — and as jars start filling up, it’s a good time to talk about something that confuses a lot of folks:...

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

Charles Agar

At CharlieBee, we’re in the thick of honey season — and as jars start filling up, it’s a good time to talk about something that confuses a lot of folks:...