Health · October 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Understand when brood may lose adequate warmth, protect the remaining nest, and recognise why abnormal brood needs careful records and local bee-health advice.
Health · July 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Multiple eggs per cell and scattered domed brood are the classic warning signs. Here is how to confirm laying workers, why the usual fixes fail, and the two methods that actually work.
Health · May 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Weekly inspections catch the obvious. A deeper health audit four times a year catches the slow declines that routine checks miss entirely.
Health · May 17, 2026 · 7 min read
If you only test for varroa once in spring, you're already behind. Learn how to run a reliable sugar roll or alcohol wash, what the numbers actually mean, and when a 3% threshold should trigger treatment.
Health · May 7, 2026 · 9 min read
Trembling, crawling and unusually dark shiny bees deserve a careful response, but similar signs have several causes and need proper confirmation.
Health · April 28, 2026 · 8 min read
EFB rarely announces itself. It shows up as a patchy brood frame in a colony that is otherwise building, and the difference between catching it in May and finding it in July is your whole season.
Health · Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Late-summer dearth is when robbing turns deadly. Learn to recognise the early signs and protect your weaker colonies with a layered defence.
Health · April 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Discover how bees produce propolis, why it matters for colony health, and how beekeepers can harvest and use this remarkable resin in their apiary management.
Health · March 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Chalky white mummies on the landing board look alarming but rarely kill a colony. Understanding what drives chalkbrood tells you which hives need help.
Every article here is easier to act on with your own inspection records. Start free with up to three hives.
