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Your bees did great! Any of the harvest going to mead?
This hive is from a 5-frame package I got this last spring and I didn't take any honey from them. They mostly filled that upper deep and are...

Did a quick peek into the hive yesterday as it was sunny and warm and my sister-in-law was in town and really wanted to see the hive. Just went through the upper honey super and checked their stores....

Or Kenya top bar hive. The nice thing about the top bar hive is it allows the bees to draw their own comb (no foundation forcing them into drawing an unnatural cell size, people made foundation has a...

The wasps won't pose a problem for a strong hive. You'll see them about the hive alot, especially in late summer (at least where I am). They mostly attack the dying bees that are staggering around...

If you have the option of keeping bees in your yard then this is what you should do. Outyards are great if you don't have the option of keeping them in your yard. Outyards are really for keepers who...

Yep, two deeps is the standard. All my hives are two deep for the brood chamber and then medium supers. When I started I went with the standard. How i wish I knew then what I know now:
--with all...

"#2 Basically 4 unassembled hives. Long list but 2 large supers 9 5/8" and 2 small 6 5/8" per hive. I am going to need some more but need to start some where. Only 3 tops and bottoms because my...

I shared this with Tom and thought I post it for the forum here:
I have a tale to two meads:
The first batch I used a Cote D' Rhone yeast and I was shooting for a semi-dry mead (dry, semi-dry and...

First thing; your going to want to start with two hives. You can go with one but you'll want another because it is so fun. Also, when one hive struggles (they will) your have a reference and can even...

I've been keeping bees for the last 8 years. It is wonderful. Last year I made a mead (my second go at it) and it turned out excellent. My small apiary is in my backyard in a residential...