Honey bees are different from other livestock for several reasons, but especially in that no other domesticated animal co-exists and routinely interbreeds with a wild…
Selecting Bees for Environmental Resilience
Breeding bees that mitigate survival risks under normal fall and winter weather patterns, and exhibit enhanced survival capacity during atypical but increasingly frequent climate and…
Feeding Hives in Preparation for Winter and Early Spring
It is usually a good idea to pick one of more mild fall days to work through your colonies to make sure they are ready…
Avoiding Robbing
Avoiding Robbing – perhaps the most challenging aspect of Fall colony management? In some parts of the country it is already too cold to think…
Holidazze 2019 Recipes
Our Christmas Open House, Holidazze, was this past weekend and we enjoyed sharing food, stories, mead, and more with our guests. Whether you attended or…
Beyond Beekeeping – Bee Marketing
Recently the Texas Beekeepers Association invited Tara Chapman of Two Hives Honey and me to a discussion about marketing bees, honey, and more. Aside from…
Beekeeping for Ag Exemption in Texas
BEES DON’T NEED FENCES! And that’s just one advantage of using beekeeping for AG valuation instead of raising cattle on your 5-20 acre parcel. Or…
BeeWeaver Relies on Genetics & ReQueening to Control Varroa Mites
I’ve been successfully keeping and breeding a population of honey bees without any Varroa Destructor controls for over 20 years. Our bees have several traits…
Is it time for a new queen?
When should I requeen? This is a question we get all the time, and unfortunately, it is easier asked than answered…. But there are a…
Supering your Colony for a Honey Flow
One of the most satisfying aspects of beekeeping is to watch a colony’s population explode and the hive fill up with honey. Bees on a…
Letter from Dan Weaver Concerning SB 677 Testimony
Greetings, fellow Texas beekeepers and friends, Some have tried to create a tempest over my testimony before the Senate Ag Committee. On March 11th, before…