Queen Introduction

Queen Introduction using a Double Screen Board My preferred method of queen introduction is with the use of a double screened board. The advantage of this method is, unlike most other methods, you always have the original queen to fall back on if your new queen is not...

Barrel Top Bar Hive

 We first shared the barrel top bar hive in 2007.   Since that time there are a few copy cats claiming their original design.  Take note that they never provide pictures with an established colony like we do. Featured in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Backwoodsman...

Beekeeping Patents

Beekeeping Related Patents If there are any others you would like to see, send me the patent number and I will add...