Beekeeping Basics

Are you a newbee or thinking of becoming a beekeeper? We have a ton of resources available and a new online beekeeping course to help you get start...

What causes a beehive to swarm? Like almost all fauna and flora, honeybees have an urge to reproduce. If beekeepers don’t notice the signs and res...

In most places, there won’t be any flowers available for bees to forage on during winter.  So it’s very important to prepare your hive for the wint...

Learning about bees is one of the most important (and fun!) parts of becoming a beekeeper.Here’s some incredible facts about the different roles th...

We’re big believers in keeping more than one hive. There’s no need to begin with a lot of hives, but as your beekeeping knowledge and passion grow...

So you’ve done a hive split, and now you need a queen— Once you have split your hive, you have the option to: Take the old queen with you to the n...

A queenless hive is a sad story indeed, and one that’s not uncommon for new beekeepers. It can be difficult to diagnose as the effects of queenless...

Now that you’ve got your Flow Hive built and ready for bees, you might be wondering how best to populate it. Acquiring your first bee colony is exc...

It's not all about the honey There’s much more to beekeeping than just harvesting honey. Flow Hive beekeeper Hilary Kearney looks at what newbees s...

Brood inspections are an incredibly important part of looking after your bees – if not the most important part! In addition to our post below, we ...

There is nothing worse than discovering your bees have been poisoned. The entrance, once a busy runway for arriving and departing foragers, now sil...

Beekeeping is a fantastic hobby, but it is a labor of love and not necessarily for everyone. Happily, there are things that everybody can do to hel...