Honey Harvest
How to harvest honey from a Langstroth hive using a hand-powered extractor.
Beekeeping
Hive Inspection
Inspecting your beehive: learn the basic things to look for inside and outside your beehive.
Testing for Varroa Mites with the Sugar Shake Method
Learn how to monitor the number of mites in your beehive.
Treating Bees for Mites with Oxalic Acid Vapor
Learn how and when to use oxalic acid vapor to kill varroa mite pests.
Treating Bees for Mites with Formic Acid or Mite-Away Quick Strips (MAQS)
Learn how and when to use formic acid, or Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) to kill varroa mite pests.