Nancy Buffington

Sometimes life happens and beekeepers end up with an abandoned or neglected bee yard. It is time to rejuvenate the bee yard.

Every year has brought different experiences and changes in my beekeeping philosophy. Because of my experiences, I believe beekeepers have to be flexible and able to change.

If you happen to melt wax in your good double boiler or like me, ‘ruin’ something by dipping it in melted beeswax, it is salvageable. With hot water, paper towels, vegetable oil and dish detergent, you can clean those “ruined” items right up.

Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate and provide our bees what they need when they need it. It is up to the beekeeper to help a new package of bees get established.

While nectar and pollen sources are non-existent to my eyes, the bees have their sources and they are certainly bringing in pollen. I saw bees bringing in white, yellow and even red pollen.

If you are one of the many people going green with cleaning products, you may be interested in using beeswax and olive oil for your furniture polish.

It is important to give attention to beekeeping equipment cleaning methods. Tending to the task of equipment cleaning now can give you a head start this spring.

What happened To the Drones The weather has started cooling in NE Ga, and hive activity has changed with the season. One very noticeable change is the drone activity. As I walk the bee yard observing the hives and performing final inspections of the season, it is not uncommon to see lots of drones wandering […]

After extracting honey, we are left to deal with frames with uncapped comb, or frames with comb cut out and a sticky honey mess. This is known as wet frames. How do we clean them up?

Goldenrod provides the bee yard with a peculiar smell. It is different from the usual pleasant beehive smell. I thought my bees were dead or had some serious issues going on inside the hives!

What do you do when your buddy from over in the next county calls and says he has some wild honeybees in a strange location and can you help him? If you are like me, you agree to help and only later consider the consequences.

When we were preparing to harvest honey for the first time, we looked at the various ways of honey extracting. We settled on the bucket method. Using this method, there is no need for further straining or filtering.

If hive robbing was going on in your bee yard would you know? What can you do if hive robbing happens at your bee yard? First thing? Reduce that entrance!

Many people do not realize they should provide water sources for bees. We keep our bees in man made boxes. We are responsible for helping them survive. This includes providing water sources.

“How high off the ground is your hive stand going to be? We didn’t realize how this decision could make for one tall bee hive.