The Peace Bee Farmer

Before honey bees swarm, the workers gorge on stored honey to have energy to survive from the time they leave their old hive until they c...

Speaking to one of Arkansas’s garden clubs, I became keenly aware of the environmental stresses our honey bees face. I mentioned to the g...

A Little Rock beekeeper captured a swarm and hived it in his Kenyan Top Bar Hive. Ten days later he checked on the bees and found the siz...

Honey bees and beekeepers are at cross purposes when it comes to swarming. Bees readily swarm when conditions are right. For them, swarmi...

Good beekeepers are always thinking six months in advance. When we make our first brief hive inspection in late winter, we check to see if...

We are continuously reminded that the climate is in change. Measurements made by NASA and NOAA revealed that the earth warmed to record l...

I recently completed my tenure presiding over the Arkansas Beekeepers Association. It was a true honor to be entrusted with the leadershi...