It is satisfying to get messages from customers like this one from last July: “It’s so nice to be able to drive my lawnmower near them without getting stirred up.” Another new young beekeeper told us she got stung once last year because she had grown...
I’ve been more worried about Yellow Legged Hornet (Vespa velutina, “YLH”) than Varroa for over a year now. When I read in the American Bee Journal that it arrived in Georgia and was a smaller hornet with more populous colonies than the Asian Giant...
Honey Glen colonies in 2023 Breeding for mite resistance seems to be making a real difference. I’ve been working two bee operations over the last six years, and have had a chance to compare my Honey Glen stock with stocks used in the other operation. The operation two...
Folks have been asking about my mite-wash cups and how to make them. I’m glad of this because this is key to breeding queens, preparing for winter, pinpointing reasons for losses and a lot more. All this and a ton more is in the Basic Course (click here to find...
Yes, we did have winter, just not as much of one as usual, and it feels strange to have spring happening in February – the middle of February! On February 6 I saw a bee here and there entering a hive with whitish “pollen” pellets on its legs. So I...
It is important for a beekeeper to know his plants. Honey bee colony health depends on the quality of what the bees obtain from foraging and everything that happens in a colony is directly related to what happens in the plant community. So a beekeeper’s...
