The material used to make a beehive is crucial and needs to adhere to specific standards because it makes the bees’ home and it needs to be conducive for them and safe for the production of...

Unlike some other insects such as wasps, honey bees do not hibernate. Honey bees are particularly different from other kind of bees, because interestingly, they remain active throughout the winter....

If you think that bees only live in hives, you may be very mistaken for it, is not rare to find bees who have made their home on trees or also in the ground beneath your lawn. Often it may not be...

As a beekeeper, you must do all you can to eliminate mite infestation. Mites are dangerous parasites for they attach themselves to your adult honeybees or the developing larvae. Their effect on your...

Male carpenter bees do not sting but can be very aggressive when protecting their territory and mistaken as dangerous, although they are not. Female carpenter bees can sting, but they rarely do. They...

The fact that a hive can only have one queen bee makes them very rare. The queen bee is the most unique member of the entire colony. She is the only fertile bee in the entire hive. Her main duty is...