Category: Instructionals
These are slightly more detailed collection of articles with specific instructions on how to do things around the apiary.
A Texan’s Guide to the Beekeeper’s Year
Here’s a VERY simple guide for activities throughout the year of a Texas beekeeper.
Beekeeping Calendar and Seasons – Springtime
What to do through the spring season in beekeeping – check out our list of simple, spring beekeeper activities.
Our First Shake Bees
We had our first “shake bee” commercial beekeeping experience – selling packages to fill hobby beekeeper’s hives this spring.
Swarm vs. Hive
We’re often asked “what’s the difference between a swarm and a hive” and “why does it matter?” This list of key features will help you differentiate the next time you’re looking at a bunch of bees.
Spring Splits
We had our first large scale spring split adventure this year. We did a combination of grafting queen cells, harvesting natural queen cells and purchasing cells from a Texas breeder. We made some mistakes, learned lots of lessons, and now have an additional 60+ hives going into the Spring.