We have had huge success with slatted racks in our apiary and recommend them in addition to a screened bottom. In spring and summer it gives the colony a place...
We love the way this smoker works. It's a nice middle size for backyard beekeeping - big enough to stay smoking through a long inspection without being bulky and heavy. ...
Another great book from the "Essentials" series, authored by EAS Master Beekeeper Stephen Repasky and Lawrence Connor. 128 pages of concise and valuable information, along with excellent color photographs. "Swarm...
Truly amazing up-close photography unlike any you have seen before. In this remarkable film about the workings of the honeybee colony you will see the mid-air "wedding flight" of a...
Part history book, part handbook, and part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and...
"John Miller . . . trucks his hives around the country, bringing millions of bees to farmers otherwise bereft of natural pollinators. Even as the mysterious and deadly epidemic known...
By Laurie Krebs and Valeria Cis - with easy to read rhyming text and playful illustrations the story of a young boy and his beekeeper grandfather takes us on a...
From researcher and author Jürgen Tautz - the Biology of a superorganism. "With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of...
"Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe" by Loree Griffin Burns is the perfect book for curious, science-minded youngsters or people of any age who are looking for a concise overview...
A fabulous story by Lela Nargi, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker, "The Honeybee Man" tells of a beekeeper who keeps hives on a rooftop in Brooklyn, NY. The book is simple...
"The Queen Must Die, and Other Affairs of Bees and Men" is a collection of essays by William Longgood that give a delightful insight into the wonders of keeping bees. ...
"A powerful story . . . Kidd's writing is sharp and descriptive. Before the first chapter ended, I had recoiled, I had cried, and I had laughed. I was also...
This is a fantastic tool for honey harvest. Place it triangle side down between the hive and honey supers (and make sure all entrances above the board are closed up.) ...
Forest Hill Woodworking has created an amazing new hive part to help nucleus colonies survive the winter in cold climates. Put the Double Screen over a healthy 8 or 10...
It's not much to look at but this is an absolutely essential piece of equipment for overwintering hives in cold climates. The dado on your inner cover should be facing...
We carry a full line of hive woodenware from Forest Hill Woodworking in Pennsylvania. We recommend and specialize in 8-frame equipment and carry everything in 8 and 10 frame size. ...