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In this episode, we chat robbing (and how to prevent it from happening to your bees), overwintering your hives, and feeding options...

Observe and track the condition of your colonies using this Beehive Inspection Checklist that can be downloaded and printed for re-use.

In this episode, we chat protein supplements, adding pollen, the impact of honeybees on native pollinators, using mouse guards, and more...

In this free webinar for beekeepers, Michigan State University honey bee disease experts cover information on European foulbrood...

Dr. Cameron Jack covers three important research topics on varroa and gives the latest updates on the applied science of the research...

In this short video, Master Beekeeper Bill Hesbach reveals uncapping tips and tricks using a hot knife and a motorized radial extractor.

Beekeeping is not just a hobby; it is a profound connection to nature that can span generations... Read full story by Edina Toth

Dr. Bartlett covers some of the frontiers in Varroa control research, spanning novel chemical treatments to bee breeding and colony...

In this episode, we discuss what to do with old comb, CO2 Injection for varroa, the best smoker materials, and so much more...

Dr. Michael Smith explores how honey bees adapt their building behavior when "perfect" cells are impossible to construct. Sign in to watch >

Learn more about pollen - its characteristics, contents, purpose, and how bees collect and digest this incredible grain.

We're back! In this episode, we discuss bears & electric fence-building, honey production, foul brood, swarm rates, hive setup, and more...

Summer beekeeping tasks, the power of sunlight, feeding with "bee tea", hive inspection, and more from guest writer Grai St. Clair Rice

We talk blooms, swarms, splits, and what your colonies should be looking like at this time of year...

As part of our mission to provide a common forum for beekeepers to share information and ideas, here is the first edition of our new...

In this short video, Bill installs a package of bees at the Boulder Knoll Bee Yard. Watch to view a quick demonstration, and join us...

The survey allows us to document the level of colony loss experienced by U.S. beekeepers. Your participation in the survey is crucial to...

This in-person event explores the beauty and mystery of honey bee flight, then shows a queen's mating flight ...

Dr. Ozturk outlines the use of honey as a longstanding therapeutic agent, and provides evidence-based information about the bioactivity...

If there is inclement weather on the day of one of our Bee Yard events, we will reschedule and notify participants accordingly...

We chat maximizing your honey production, swarm management, and what it's actually like to live with bees in your backyard...

Dr. McArt speaks about all the stressors currently experienced by pollinators and what every one of us can do to help the situation...

We talk mite wash agents, flow hives, reusing frames & equipment, walk away splits, moisture control, and using heaters on your hives...

Dr. Mattila discusses her fieldwork in southeast Asia with collaborators that investigates the unique ways that Asian honeybees defend...