Contributed by Tyson Hermes Do you have too many hives in your apiary? The fall harvest is complete for most beekeepers in our area, and now we begin our Winter preparations. I have heard stories from a number of beekeepers (similar to my own situation)... There was not much, if anything, to harvest this Fall!…
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Not the foggiest idea!
Bugs, Blooms and Vittles By Chandra Mattingly In a previous blog, I mentioned fogging my honeybee hives with mineral oil to suppress mites. SIBA member Joan Chester, Independence, Ky., has started fogging her own hives with mineral oil to which she has added mint oil and asked me what I do. So here is an…
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Real-world beekeeping happening in the Corn Belt
Submitted by J. Morgan, in collaboration with Tim Ives. Also referencing the research conducted by Randy Oliver For some of us, the winter has been harder, colder and just not too kind... but some recent discussions with fellow beekeepers Jim Orem, Garry Reeves and Jim Farmer as we drove to the ISBA spring meeting reminded…
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Mountain Camp Method of Feeding Sugar
Submitted by J. Morgan We're big proponents of the candy board (those of us who use sugar) when winterizing a hive. A candy board is a wooden "rim" box about 1 or 2 inches deep designed to sit on top of a Langstroth hive body. View our video on how to make a candy board here.…
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