#hive inspection

Colony splits explained: Live beekeeping Q&A with Dr. Jason Graham

Watch our first live Q&A: Dr. Jason Graham on when to split your hive, finding the queen, feeding a split, and avoiding drift.

Ask 5 beekeepers, get 7 answers: three debates the forums still can't settle

Why your bees are leaving (and how to make them stay)

The swarm prevention guide most beekeepers get backwards / Your bees aren't swarming because you missed a sign

Five first-season mistakes that cause colony failure

The Swiss Ambassador's first hive

Why 1:1 sugar syrup is killing your bee colonies

Learn when, how, and what to feed bees heading into spring - plus the syrup concentration mistake most U.S. beekeepers make that promotes Nosema.

Twenty years of treatment-free beekeeping in the Negev Desert

The case for clean comb: why starting fresh creates healthier, more resilient colonies

Why shaking bees onto new foundation—and leaving old comb behind—builds stronger colonies faster than you'd expect.

The treatment treadmill: when mite problems are really energy problems

Fall beekeeping management: why less inspection means stronger colonies