Work it, girls! How to manage a top bar hive

This is one of the best folksy walk-throughs I’ve read yet describing the process of inspecting a top bar hive. For newbeeks, it’s like that doddering professor who actually knows what he’s talking about:
If the entrance holes are at one end, I puff a small amount of smoke at the entrance, and wait perhaps a [...]

Bee porn (and a story too)

Splendid shots by a photographer whose friend invited her to snap away at his hive. Incidental eyebrow stinging optional.
Splitting the Hive
Our friend Jason has a beekeeping hobby. Yesterday he invited us to come watch him “split the hive” and even though we weren’t 100% sure what that meant, we were pretty sure we’d get to [...]