Thursday, December 4, 2025
Amazzzing Bees

Amazzzing Bees

A series for beginners on starting and maintaining an apiary.

SHB adult

Beekeeper Scott Svab provides tips for managing the small hive beetle in home apiaries and controlling its spread.
Patty Boser

Beekeeper Scott Svab recounts the events of how Patty Boser used the concept of tanging to attract and hive a huge swarm of bees.
blue sky bee supply

Beekeeper Scott Svab offers advice for beginning beekeepers on choosing equipment to start their first hive.
splitting a hive

Beekeeper Scott Svab explains two different methods for splitting honey bee hives, weighing the pros and cons of each.
Latshaw Apiaries

Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the benefits of artificial insemination in producing superior queens and delves into Latshaw Apiaries' queen breeding program.
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Beekeeper Scott Svab explains how to locate and catch bee swarms to add to a home apiary.
Medina County Apiary Inspector Michael Mohn

Beekeeper and apiary inspector Scott Svab explains three ways beginners can acquire bees and start a hive.