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A lot of people don't know what to look for or what checklist they should be going through to make sure their hive is strong and healthy.This article will go over the best and easiest ways to check your hive. Now a good hive is a hive that has constant and consistent checking. A lazy beekeeper will find their hive will suffer and or swarm. So the first thing you need to do is maintain a consistent checking schedule. Most beekeepers work on a 10-d… Read more

A good friend of mine and an excellent beekeeper was showing me his stacks of nuc hives ready to be put in the field for queen rearing and splits. I asked him how old they were as they were starting to look a bit worse for wear and he said they were three to five years old. We went up to some and the landing boards were rotten through and fell apart in his hand. He was surprised as he said they were wax dippedI had noticed at another visit tha… Read more

To have the greatest chance of successfully getting your bees to draw good even beeswax comb from your beeswax coated plastic frames, plastic foundation, or beeswax foundation, it is essential to understand both bee biology and bee behaviour. As a beekeeper, we want our bees to build deep even beeswax comb which they can then use for rearing brood, storing pollen and nectar, and of course, storing honey that will be easily uncapped and… Read more

Many people struggle to find the most effective way to set up a hive through the season, many people have different methods and it is hard to tell which is the best way to run a hive, either in a single full depth brood box or a double brood box system. I will share with you my experiences with both systems and give you some pointers on what system I use.Its the beginning of August, the season is about to start and it is time to start building up… Read more