Discover how pollen traps help beekeepers create essential protein reserves for feeding bees, supporting brood rearing, and ensuring strong colony development.
Explore the pros and cons of top bar hives vs. Langstroth hives for natural comb, ease of use, and honey production. Find the right system for your apiary.
Discover how a nucleus hive is the standard for safe, reliable queen mating. Learn to minimize risk, verify queen quality, and efficiently expand your apiary.
Discover the benefits of Top Bar Hives: natural comb building, no heavy lifting, and minimal colony disruption for a more bee-centric beekeeping experience.
Discover how the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) enables active colony management, sustainable harvesting, and higher honey quality versus traditional log hives.
Learn how your local climate and apiary terrain determine the best beehive type—Langstroth, Top Bar, or horizontal—for colony health and easy management.
Langstroth hives use frames & foundation for guided comb; top bar hives allow natural, foundationless comb. Choose based on your beekeeping philosophy.
Explore Top Bar, Long Langstroth, and Layens horizontal hives. Compare their benefits for ergonomic design, equipment compatibility, and management style.
Learn the predictable layout of a top bar hive: honey is stored at the back for easy, low-stress harvesting. Understand bee logic for better hive management.
Learn the key differences between a brood box and a super in beekeeping, including their functions, sizes, and how to use a queen excluder for a clean honey harvest.
Learn essential steps to maintain trapped pollen quality, including daily collection, proper drying or freezing, and hive health management for beekeepers.
Learn the critical steps to prepare a top-bar hive for winter, focusing on horizontal movement, moisture control, and proper hive configuration for bee survival.
Learn how bee vacuums use low-power, high-volume airflow for safe bee removal. Discover key components like airflow regulators and collection chambers.
A bee hive is essential for beekeeping, providing a secure habitat for bees and a manageable system for inspection, health monitoring, and honey harvesting.
Discover the key benefits of top bar hives for honey harvesting, including minimal equipment needs, low startup costs, and a straightforward crush-and-strain method.
Discover the best manual uncapping methods for small-scale beekeepers, including hot knives, cold knives, and uncapping forks for efficient honey extraction.
Discover how Top Bar Hive design simplifies inspections with minimal disruption, no heavy lifting, and a calmer experience for both beekeeper and bees.
Plastic beehives are completely waterproof externally but require internal moisture control. Learn the pros, cons, and best practices for your climate.
Discover the essential storage needs for Langstroth hives, from seasonal equipment to honey processing gear, to protect your investment and scale efficiently.
Learn the essential components for a successful summer nuc: brood frames, food stores, foundation, and a strong bee population for healthy colony growth.