Backyard Beekeeping

How does one become a beekeeper? There are many ways to start beekeeping, however, by taking certain steps ahead of time you'll maximize your success, save money, and have more fun!

Thinking of adding beehives to your backyard? Figuring out how to setup your apiary can be a challenge. Check out my apiary design for backyard beekeepers.

Does the perfect place for a backyard beehive exist? Probably not, but with a little planning you can have your bees set up in the best place for your backyard.

Owning bees: 7 things to consider and two things you need adequate of before owning bees. Here is the "class schedule" for beekeepers.

Here is mine. Bees arrive next weekend.

Beekeeping mistakes are very common, but fortunately most of them really easy to fix. Here are over a few dozen to avoid.

While experts welcome the rising interest in beekeeping as a hobby, they warn novices may be inadvertently putting their hives, and hives for miles around, in danger.

We talked with Erika Thompson of Texas Bee Works about her weirdest bee removal this year and how working with bees has changed the way she eats.

Most urban beekeeping kits will feature a Langstroth hive. Langstroth hives are the most commonly used type of beehive today.

In the last month or two, I’d say a link to an article or video about the Flow Hive has been posted on my Facebook wall probably two dozen times. I’m not complaining. I love that I have…