Leather or Goatskin Bee Gloves: The Dexterity Trade Off
Almost every beekeeping glove sold as leather is one of two hides, and the listings rarely make it obvious which. …
Can Bees Sting Through a Bee Suit?
Everyone asks this before they buy their first suit, and the honest answer is not the one the marketing copy …
Washing a Bee Suit Without Ruining the Veil
A bee suit that has done a season smells like a hive, and that is not a compliment. Alarm pheromone …
VEVOR Bee Suit: Where the Budget Suit Cuts Corners
VEVOR shows up in a lot of first year beekeeping setups, usually because it is the name attached to the …
Winterizing a Beehive: The Order of Operations
Most backyard colonies that die over winter were already in trouble in September. The hive looked busy, the supers came …
Starter Kit or Buy the Pieces Separately
Every beginner runs into the same fork within a week of deciding to keep bees. One tab has a single …
Where to Put a Beehive in a Backyard
Most backyards have exactly one good spot for a hive and two or three spots that look good until August. …
Ventilated Bee Suit: Three Layer Mesh in Summer Heat
There is a specific moment that sells ventilated bee suits. It is the second week of August, the sun is …
Leafcutter Bees: The Summer Half of a Bee Hotel
Somebody has been cutting neat half-circles out of your rose leaves. It looks like damage, it is not, and the …
What Happens Inside a Beehive in Winter
The first winter with bees is mostly waiting. The entrance is quiet, the yard is white, and the only evidence …
Queen Marking Kit: Cage, Pen and the Color Code
Finding the queen on a frame covered in eight thousand of her daughters is a skill that takes most beginners …
Package Bees or a Nuc for Your First Colony
Once the hive is ordered, the next question is what goes in it. There are two ordinary ways to buy …