There are times as beekeepers that we can no longer risk trying to manage a particularly aggressive hive or continue to deal with a sickness that can not be amended like American Foulbrood. Beehives can become aggressive for a number of reason. Queen failure or death Dearth or dramatic reduction in resources Predator's bothering the hive like ants or skunks Overload of mites or hive beetles The list can go on..... But when you have a hive in your backyards that is now hunting you, neighbors...

The Sweet Science: Protecting Colorado's Honey Bee Colonies with the National Honey Bee Survey by Shelli Quattlebaum

Honey Bee Biosecurity in Colorado We as beekeepers can get busy and overwhelmed sometimes with the long to do list in our apiary's. When we get busy, we tend to forget steps to ensure we are not transferring viruses and diseases from one apiary to the next. Through exchanging frames, using the same beekeeping gloves and tools and picking up debris like wax and smashed bees on our shoes and carrying it from one apiary to the next. We are also keeping the frames that could be infecting our...