Most experienced beekeepers will tell you that it is best to get your bees from local breeders.  Tennessee weather makes it very difficult to have nucs raised locally that will be ready in March.  With few exceptions nucs that are advertised for pick up earlier than late April or early May were raised/split elsewhere and shipped to our area.  It is a common practice for commercial beekeepers that take bees for pollination in early January to sell the bees when they return in

Queen laying an egg After finding a mate or several mates, the Queen honey bee dedicates her life to her duties. Her role is to replace...

The biggest reason bees use comb is for storage – for honey, pollen, and the place where the queen lays her eggs, and the bees raise...

Years ago billionaire Warren Buffet gave some good advice - "if you don't know jewelry, know your jeweler." The same can be said for...

A nuc is a small colony consisting of a laying queen, several frames of brood in all stages and some food resources. Although the...

It is important to monitor your hives during the winter. There are important things that you need to check during your inspection.: 1. ...

As fall approaches it is important to evaluate the performance of your queen. With a dwindling supply of natural pollen, a queen will...

As winter slowly winds down and longer days with warmer temperatures approach, it is time to think about our bees that are beginning to...

The USDA has recently issued guidance expanding the use of oxalic acid for treatment of varroa mites in beehives. A determination has...