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A signature feature of a Langstroth beehive is the bottom board, which holds the entrance to the beehive and closes the hive at the bottom. All other components of the Langstroth beehive stack rest upon this bottom board. The bottom board you use can be either solid or screened, and …

The Victor Varroa Mite Destroyer is made by GreenBeehives, a company that has many beekeeping products and a good reputation for quality. It aims to solve the Varroa mite problems for beekeepers, without needing to introducing chemicals into the beehive. This is a green solution that is geared towards beekeepers …

There are various methods available to beekeepers to control hive beetle populations in their beehives. Hive beetles can fly from a single hive and spread to the entire apiary, as such, they are a nuisance that must be swiftly dealt with. Trapping hive beetles is a common control method in beekeeping. It can be easily factored into your integrated pest management process. This article features the best hive beetle traps for beehives. They are useful for both beginner and experienced beekeepers finding their hives infested by these pests.

Varroa mites are annoying little creatures that every beekeeper loves to eliminate. These mites can ruin the entire bee colony if left untreated that’s why there is an array of methods that can be done to control and even completely remove these unwanted arachnids. Physical, behavioral, and mechanical methods can …

Beekeeping is a science, and humans first learned the importance of beekeeping hundreds of years ago. They learned and developed multiple ways to make it a more sustainable undertaking. Over the years, different methods emerged together with innovations in equipment and tools. Early beekeepers learned that the survivability of the …