Tag: beekeeping
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.
Record keeping in the bee yard
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers tips for quick and easy record keeping in a home apiary.
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.
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.
Laying workers in the hive
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains how to get rid of laying worker bees in a home apiary.
Bees are dying and researchers finally know why
New research conducted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service finds varroa mites are responsible for recording break commercial beekeeping losses.
Small hive beetle control
Beekeeper Scott Svab provides tips for managing the small hive beetle in home apiaries and controlling its spread.
Scripps National Spelling Bee rules
Beekeeper Scott Svab recounts the events of how Patty Boser used the concept of tanging to attract and hive a huge swarm of bees.
Basic necessities of beekeeping!
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers advice for beginning beekeepers on choosing equipment to start their first hive.
Splitting honey bees 101
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains two different methods for splitting honey bee hives, weighing the pros and cons of each.
