Sugar, sucrose and feeding your bees
Learn how and when to feed bees sugar water, the pros and cons of cane vs. beet sugar, GMO myths, feeder types and what really matters for colony health.
Small hive beetle control
Beekeeper Scott Svab provides tips for managing the small hive beetle in home apiaries and controlling its spread.
Ohio Pawpaw Festival and bees
Ohio’s state fruit, the pawpaw, is a tropical-tasting native treasure. From festivals to farms, discover the unique flavor and culture around this rare fruit.
Honey and the invasive species Japanese knotweed
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the value of invasive Japanese knotweed blossoms to local bee populations, and provides a native alternative.
Shelter in place — like the bees
Cold temps ground most bees, but research shows some forage even near 40 F by shivering to heat their flight muscles.
Summer Solstice and our tropical heat wave
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers insight as to how beehives stay cool on hot days and tips to help them.
Record keeping in the bee yard
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers tips for quick and easy record keeping in a home apiary.
How to introduce new queens to your hive
Sooner or later, the original queen you started with is going away. Here's how you can safely introduce a new queen bee to your hive.
Splitting honey bees 101
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains two different methods for splitting honey bee hives, weighing the pros and cons of each.
Transporting and moving bees
There are a lot of variables to consider when moving bees. It depends on time, weather, distance and hive type. Beekeeper Scott Svab talks us through the options.
