This video shows how to inspect native stingless bee hives to see how they are doing after splitting several months earlier. Our first video on Splitting a Native bee hive can be seen here ...

Louisiana beekeepers have been hit hard this year by colony loss, as has the industry nationwide. Why are so many bees dying?

The bees were engaged in a process called swarming ... They determine when the hive has gotten too crowded and that a “split” of the hive needs to occur. When the workers notice that that ...

When is the best time to split a stingless bee colony? JERRY ... it can be done in summer or early autumn. Splitting a hive is quite traumatic for a hive so you must be sure they have enough ...