Beekeeping Knowledge Base
Practical beekeeping guides on getting started, queens, diseases and pests, and overwintering. Need help with your Apimaye hive or equipment? See our Product Guides.
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Keeping Ants Out of Your Beehive: A Beekeeper's Guide
Why ants raid beehives and simple ways to keep them out: strong colonies, hive stands, moats, smaller entrances and careful syrup feeding.
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Fall Management and Overwintering in Apimaye Insulated Hives
A fall checklist for getting colonies through winter in Apimaye insulated hives: queens, honey stores, Varroa control, colony strength, location, ventilation, and frame layouts for 7-frame and 10-frame hives.
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What to Do in a Queenless Hive
How to tell if a colony is queenless, whether to requeen or unite it, and how to judge your queen by her brood pattern.
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40 Facts about Queen Bees
40 facts about honey bee queens, from how they develop and mate to how many eggs they lay, plus a bonus tip for using the Apimaye 7 frame NUC hive for grafting.
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How to Start Beekeeping: 5 Ways to Get Your First Colony
Five ways to get your first honey bee colony, from package bees and nucs to catching swarms, with the pros and cons of each.
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European Foulbrood Disease (EFB)
How to recognize European foulbrood (EFB), how it differs from AFB, and how to help a colony recover.
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American Foulbrood (AFB): The Worst Larval Disease
How to recognize American foulbrood (AFB) in your brood combs, how it spreads, and what to do if you suspect it.
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Honey Bee Diseases and Parasites
An overview of the most common honey bee brood diseases, adult bee diseases, parasites and pests, plus an inspection checklist to catch problems early.
