One of the problems with setting up a horizontal double-queen hive is getting everything level and flush so the queens can’t find little openings where they might leave their own hive and get into the neighboring one. In the original post about this system, Bill Hesbach mentions that he prefers to connect the bottom boards […] Read more
Here is a handy little hive stand I like to use for my mating nuc. My husband built it from just one eight-foot 2 x 4 board for the uprights (in this case Douglas-fir) and two eight-foot 1 x 4 boards for the horizontal pieces (in this case cedar.) Although it would not be stable […] Read more
Last night brought the first really heavy rains of the season to western Washington. It reminded me that beekeepers should keep their hives tipped slightly forward so rainwater doesn’t run into the hive. This is especially true if you are using a solid bottom board. If you are using a screened bottom, the water will […] Read more