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It doesn’t take long after getting into beekeeping and then repeatedly, as long as you have beekeeping equipment laying around or…

Jim’s beeyard is the center of attention this week, because his bees were bothering his wife and a very patient, longtime neighbo…

If a pollinator garden is in your future this summer, constructing a raised bed is one way to keep it under control and is a much…

Package season is about over for 2022. Perhaps thankfully too, depending on where in the country you live. Installing packages do…

Have you ever been involved in planning and carrying out a beekeeping meeting? If not, there are a host of things to consider tha…

If your colonies make it through the winter, or if you simply purchased more bees as a package or nuc, their next challenge is ma…

This time of year, experienced and new beekeepers are receiving their packaged bees and nucs. Only a few of these packages and nu…

In today’s episode, Kim and Jim continue their exploration of Bee Beards… though this time… they go big… really big bee beards yo…

Really? You want to do a bee beard? OK, let’s think this through. How much do you know about bees and bee beards, and why do you …

Jim has finally figured out where he wants his flowers to be next spring, so what’s next is getting those sites ready to plant, s…

You can buy all of your beekeeping equipment already assembled and if wooden boxes, already painted. They cost more than if you d…

Jim has finally taken to heart the old saying, “Plant a flower - Feed a bee” and wants to add some plants to his yard that will n…

Will it be packages of nucs next spring? It’s only December, how do I know what I’ll want, and, if any, how many I’ll want? Getti…