Queen Failure Causes and How to Spot Them

Queen Failure Causes and How to Spot Them

A colony can look busy at the entrance and still be moving toward trouble. Understanding queen failure causes helps a beekeeper act before a weakened brood nest becomes a queenless colony, laying-worker colony, or a lost honey crop. The right response starts with a...
Wintering Bees: How Strong Colonies Reach Spring

Wintering Bees: How Strong Colonies Reach Spring

A colony that enters winter heavy with bees but poorly prepared can still fail before spring. Wintering bees is not mainly about wrapping hives or waiting for a warm day to feed. It is the result of decisions made from late summer onward: queen quality, mite control,...