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Most beekeepers spend a lot of time thinking about what goes on inside their hives. They read about varroa management, queen performance, swarm prevention, and…
Most gardeners plant the way most people shop — a little of this, a little of that, whatever catches the eye at the nursery. One…
The external temperature reads 38°C. The hive is in partial shade. Inside the brood nest, 40,000 bees are maintaining a core temperature of 34.5°C —…
Most beekeeping books spend chapters on winter losses. Far fewer give summer heat the attention it deserves — which is a problem, because a heatwave…
You walk into your garden one morning and stop dead. There it is — a writhing, buzzing, living cloud of thousands of bees hanging from…
You’re elbow-deep in your garden beds when a buzzing insect lands nearby. Your instinct kicks in — do I swat, or do I stand still?…
Did you think that all bees are yellow and black? Well, think again. Over dozens of years in the world of apiculture (the scientific study…
We like to think of a beehive as a golden, buzzing utopia full of sweetness and teamwork. But a beehive is actually a highly crowded,…
When we look at nature, it often seems peaceful and perfectly organized. But if you zoom in close enough, you’ll find a world full of…