Saturday, August 15, 2026
Amazzzing Bees

Amazzzing Bees

A series for beginners on starting and maintaining an apiary.

bees in frame feeder

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.
SHB adult

Beekeeper Scott Svab provides tips for managing the small hive beetle in home apiaries and controlling its spread.
pawpaw fruits and seeds

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.
mark bedillion

Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the value of invasive Japanese knotweed blossoms to local bee populations, and provides a native alternative.
honey bees

Cold temps ground most bees, but research shows some forage even near 40 F by shivering to heat their flight muscles.
cluster

Beekeeper Scott Svab offers insight as to how beehives stay cool on hot days and tips to help them.
bee record keeping supplies

Beekeeper Scott Svab offers tips for quick and easy record keeping in a home apiary.

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 a hive

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

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.