Spring Dead Outs? What You Can Do

Spring is time of hope for what’s possible.  It is also sometimes a time when we see dead outs in our apiaires. It can be daunting to understand what happened.  The Bee Inspector can be called to view dead outs.  You can also take advantage of many resources...

Installing Nucs and Packages

There is a lot of garbage out there on the internet but these two videos on installing a nuc and a package are pretty good.  Made by our friend in Maine, Erin Forbes of Overland Apiary. Here she installs a nuc (note she has a lit smoker in the background just in case)...

A close up look at bees and beekeeping

A closer look at bees and beekeeping.  Scroll over these photos to see what eggs, larvae, and more look like.  A great tool in your beeekeepign education http://floridabeekeepers.org/beeclasseducation.htm

A Wide View

Hear all about bees, pollination and a big wide view on what’s been happening from Maine State Apiarist, Tony...