Honey Harvest5 min
Best Manual Honey Extractors of 2026: 2-Frame and 3-Frame Hand-Crank Machines
Five hand-crank extractors compared on frames, drum, steel, stand and price, with Dadant's bench machines for reference.
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Bee Health & Seasons6 min
Best Small Hive Beetle Traps of 2026: Oil Traps and Screened Bottom Boards
Three in-frame oil traps and two screened bottom boards, with UF/IFAS's integrated beetle management and what goes in the trap.
Honey Harvest8 min
Best Uncapping Knives and Tools of 2026: Knives, Forks, Sieves and Gates
Electric and serrated knives, a fork, a roller, two double sieves, gates and a spigot bucket, compared on blade or mesh, size and price.
Bee Health & Seasons7 min
Best Varroa Mite Monitoring Kits and Treatments of 2026: EasyCheck and Labels
Two EasyCheck washers, the HBHC thresholds by season, and four labelled treatments with their timing, temperature and super rules.
Hives6 min
Flow Hive vs Langstroth: What You Pay For and What You Still Have to Do
Price, contents, harvest, inspections, compatibility and warranty, with Flow's claims labelled as Flow's and the extension view of what a beginner needs.
Honey Harvest4 min
Honey Harvest Equipment Checklist: Everything You Need From the Super to the Jar
The harvest in order, from capped frames to jars, with the equipment for each step and the extension figures for when honey is ready.
Bee Health & Seasons5 min
How Many Hives to Start With: Why Extension Says Two, and What It Costs
Why two hives beat one, what the second costs, spacing and layout, and the state registration rules we found.
Bee Health & Seasons6 min
How to Install a Package or a Nuc: The Extension Method, Step by Step
Package and nuc installation from the extension guides: the queen cage, the candy plug, feeding, the four-day check and what to have ready.
Hives6 min
Langstroth vs Top Bar vs Warré Hive: Which Hive Type to Start With
The three hive types compared on lifting, cost, what a bee school teaches, what a nuc fits and what each kit holds.
Hives6 min
Mann Lake vs Dadant vs Betterbee vs Galena Farms: Which Supplier to Buy From
Four suppliers compared on beginner kits, assembled options, dimensions, extractors, shipping and the quality of their how-to pages.
Calculators3 min
Sugar Syrup and Feeding Calculator: 1:1 and 2:1 by Weight, Gallons to Pounds
Pounds and cups of sugar for any batch of 1:1 or 2:1 syrup, with the extension rules for when each ratio is fed and when to stop.
Bee Health & Seasons5 min
Where to Buy Bees and Beekeeping Equipment: Packages, Nucs and Suppliers
Packages, nucs and local bees, the four suppliers and Amazon, when to order, and the state registration rules we found.
Laws & Data4 min
Do You Have to Register Your Beehives? Rules and Fees in All 50 States
25 states and DC make every beekeeper register, three more above a colony count. Check your state's deadline and fee, with the law linked.
Laws & Data5 min
Honey Bee Colony Losses by State and Quarter: USDA Data, 2015 to 2026
Eleven years of USDA colony loss data in one place: how many colonies die each quarter, which states lose the most, and what is killing them.