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We're lucky that we don't get snow, the bees have been very happy here and we're very lucky because the flowers last really long. About a week and a half ago we got out about 57 liters (15 gallons) of honey, we were going to extract some today but it rained, hopefully tomorrow we'll be able to...

Not sure what type of knee injury you have, but have you tried having a bee sting you in the knee? Might help

Got the tip from a beekeeper that has decades of experience, to smear the queen bee with honey from the hive, works every time so that they will accept the queen bee.

Personally we've controlled mite infestation with incredible success by smoking them with lavander branches flowers or Eucaliptus leaves and branches; the mites will fall off and die quite quickly. Years ago we sort of researched that the mite problem wasn't very bad in France and Australia...

Ok, here in Mexico it's quite rare that anyone will sell you bees without at least 2 frames with larvae and 2 with honey (just guarantees that you'll definitely have them stay in their new home). Pheromones could help, I think in the US they do sell it commercially so you can treat at least the...

If your queen bee doesn't have larvae, she might be tempted to leave, there are entrances made specially so that only worker bees can exit (that way you can guarantee that the queen will have to stay and start laying eggs). And yes, when the flowering season has started, then you will have to...

Usually when you buy the bees they give you frames with larvae, if they have that it's very unlikely that they'll leave.