Nancy Buffington

In order to remember what was going on in each of my hives between inspections or even from season to season I find it helpful to use a beekeeping journal.

Each time I open the hive, I risk injuring or killing the queen. Each time I open the hive I set the hive back. The bees have to repair what I messed up! When I first started as a backyard bee keeper I loved to look in the hives. I wanted to get in there every few days to check things out. I did not realize there should be a PURPOSE for each inspection. Here I share some reasons for hive inspections.

Are Conditions Right to Inspect the Hive?
When is the best time of day to inspect your hives? Does the weather play a part in inspections? I would like to share a little of what I have discovered over four years of beekeeping.

In my last post I talked about feeding stations for my bees. Instead of disturbing the bees and to save time I decided to set up feeding stations made from food grade buckets filled with sugar water. I did not want to assume just because they were bringing in pollen they would have food stores too. I […]

I have decided to set up feeding stations in my bee yard and I want to share my experience with you.

Ants are a common and frustrating pest in the bee yard. Here, I share a few methods which I use for ant control.

Bee stings are going to happen. Learn about the different type of reactions you could experience and a weed in the bee yard to help treat the sting .

Propolis is another one of the unique products made by our fuzzy friends. It can be a pain to deal with in the inspection process but it is a necessary component to the beehive.

A great post by brand new Keeping Backyard Bees writer, Nancy Buffington. Read her easy steps toward eliminating this nasty pest.