Bee Briefs

The following short articles provide essential information about various aspects of beekeeping. For more in-depth coverage, please refer to a comprehensive textbook, such as The Hive and the Honey Bee, 1992 Revised Edition, published by Dadant & Sons.

All Files are in PDF Format.

Removing_Swarms.pdf

• Getting Started in Beekeeping
• Removing Swarms
• Queen Quality
• Feeding Bees Nectar Substitutes
• Feeding Bees Pollen Substitutes
• Dealing with American Foulbrood
• Treating Colonies for Tracheal Mite Infestation
• Treating Colonies for Varroa Mite Infestation
• Africanized Honey Bees in California
• Diagnosing and Treating Nosema Disease
• Honey Bees and California Native Plants