The Peace Bee Farmer

Fall bee hive management tasks prepare the hives for the bees’ winter survival. When the beekeeper sets up the hives for winter on a warm...

September brings changes for the bees. Summer flowers, yielding light colored and mild flavored honeys for the kitchen table, are replace...

His name is Jon Zawislak; it rhymes with “Zah-FISH-Lock,” but everyone knows him simply as “Jon Z.” Jon’s known by beekeepers across the...

After evaluating a honey bee colony’s over-winter survival success, the beekeeper can observe other desirable traits for continuous stock...

Striving for continuous stock improvement, beekeepers evaluate the genetic traits of their queen bees to select their best queens as bree...

Twenty-four beekeepers attended my queen rearing class at Bemis Honey Bee Farm as part of our continuing beekeeping educational program. ...

Suitable nesting places are in great demand for small creatures. A birdhouse, built by a friend using old bee hive lumber, hangs on the p...