Archive & Resources
Productive Management of Honey Bee Colonies in the Northern States
Building a Styrofoam Nuc Box
Winter Candy Board Instructions
C.L. Farrar's excellent monograph on honeybee management. Although written in 1944, this is probably one of the best and most concise treatises on managing colonies for honey production. A must read for serious beekeepers.
A well-illustrated how-to article on building simple and cost-effective nuc boxes from 2" insulating foam by S. Tilmann
Instructions on how to mix sugar for and pack a candy board for overwinter feeding of colonies
American Honey Plants
Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees
Honey and Pollen Plants of the United States
Classic text from 1920 describing the most imporatnt honey plants in the United States. Available to read on-line at the link below
This is a lenghty booklet from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service that describes manatement techniques for native bees and covers planting stratigies to benefit native pollinators.
This is another excellent USDA publication from the early half of the 20th century that describes the important honey bee flora across the United States.
5-Frame Nuc Box Plans
This is a set of plans for building simple and functional 5-frame nucs from plywood. One sheet of plywood will yield 5 nuc boxes.