Advanced Beekeeping for the Garden

Beyond the BasicsOnce you have established one or two hives and are comfortable with the fundamental management cycle, the world of advanced beekeeping opens. Swarm management, queen rearing, and producing quality extracted honey are the natural next steps for the engaged beekeeper.Swarm ManagementSwarming is the bees' natural reproductive process — the old queen leaves with half the worker population to establish a new colony. While natural, it is disruptive in an urban garden context and tem…