Bee sex. It’s one of the most fascinating phenomenons in nature. A newly emerged virgin…
Getting Started Beekeeping
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Testing for Varroa Mites
I have received a lot of emails, calls, and messages about varroa this year. In…
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Let’s Talk Swarming
The term “swarming” is probably the most misused term related to honey bees and beekeeping. …
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Got Bees? How To Select and Prep Your Hive Site
You’ve taken the classes, read the books, bookmarked all the blogs, and ordered your packages or…
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All The Stuff. Let’s talk about Bee Equipment!
A GUIDE TO THE ESSENTIAL GEAR AND TOOLS FOR THE BEGINNER BEEKEEPER You’ve ordered your…
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This or That? Choosing Your Hive Type
One of the challenging aspects of starting a hobby as a beekeeper is you are…
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My Milkshake Brings All the Bees to the Yard
So you’ve heard that we should save the bees, but you aren’t sure how to…
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Getting Started: The Townie Bees
Here at Two Hives, we specialize in helping urban beekeepers get started. While the basics…