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,...

New beekeepers are understandably keen to harvest honey from their hives, but it is important to be aware that taking too much honey – or taking it too early – could end up being detrimental to...

In an ideal world of beekeeping, you would have a beehive full of healthy bees producing delicious honey that you can either keep for yourself or sell on as an extra income. However, we do not live...

New beekeepers are often left wondering what is going on when they check their beehive to find it empty. This phenomenon, known as absconding, can occur for many reasons. For the newbie beekeeper,...