Hello everyone, this is my first year and first winter. I would like to know what can I do to protect the girls from the cold Chicago winters. I have done some research and I have found few things: 1. Mannlake.com sells loose or snug fit cardboard box: snug fit-...

I live in central Kansas. I have a large vegetable garden and several large flower gardens. I've lived in this location for 11 years. Until three years ago I had lots of bees every morning and most of the day. Over the past three years I've been pollinating my plants with a Q-tip because...

I wanted to ask if anyone has been able to store more Queens durring the winter months! It has come to a point that some of my hives are so little in honey for the winter and will conbune these hives. But what to do with the Queen? I don't want to killer her off and the other Queen in the hive...