Hive care
Swarms & Queens
What triggers swarms, how to prevent them, how to split a hive and when to requeen.
Swarms & Queens guides
Swarms & Queens guides
All our swarms & queens content, sorted newest first.
How to requeen a hive: finding the old queen, introducing the new one, and checking that it worked
Step-by-step guide to requeening a hive: when to do it, locating and removing the old queen, safe candy-cage…
Swarming and queens: spring management for new beekeepers
Why bees swarm, how to read queen cells, prevent and catch swarms, split a hive, and requeen, with…