If you recently set up a new hive and added bees, the last thing you want is for your bees to abscond. So how do you keep a swarm from absconding? Is there anything that makes it more or less likely,...

When starting out beekeeping, there are obviously costs involved. You will need to purchase equipment such as a hive, frames, hive tools, a beekeeping suit, gloves, a smoker and, of course, bees. But...

In order to survive, a beehive needs a queen and there is only one queen per hive. So, what happens if the queen leaves? How long will bees stay in a hive without a queen? New beekeepers who have...

It is quite common for new beekeepers to wonder if bees will come to an empty hive. After all, if you can attract a swarm of bees to a hive, you will not need to buy bees to get started. Well, know...

For most people, the main reason for keeping bees is to harvest the delicious honey that they produce, although some people do it for ecological reasons. Regardless of why one is beekeeping though,...

Unfortunately, there are times when beehives do not survive, and this can occur for a variety of reasons. It might be that a new colony has not had enough food to make it through the winter months,...