Blogs & Tutorials

Vivaldi Board™️ Primer: Part One
Since we introduced the first Vivaldi Board ™️, it has gained wide acceptance, but there is more utility to this product than many users realize. This 3-part blog will review...
Vivaldi Board™️ Primer: Part One
Since we introduced the first Vivaldi Board ™️, it has gained wide acceptance, but there is more utility to this product than many users realize. This 3-part blog will review...
Nucleus Hive Installation
Nucleus Hives and Heat Don’t wait. Install the nucleus hive colony as soon as you get them home. Nucleus hives are fully functioning small hives. They do not like to...
Nucleus Hive Installation
Nucleus Hives and Heat Don’t wait. Install the nucleus hive colony as soon as you get them home. Nucleus hives are fully functioning small hives. They do not like to...

Our garden here at Hive & Garden
We are located in the Willamette Valley in western Oregon where many nectar and pollen laden plants grow very well. Our garden is informal, but full of hedging, perennials and...
Our garden here at Hive & Garden
We are located in the Willamette Valley in western Oregon where many nectar and pollen laden plants grow very well. Our garden is informal, but full of hedging, perennials and...

Oregon State Beekeepers Conference
In the next few weeks, we will be posting a new line of hive top covers, a completely new Vivaldi board, a new bottom board with the best mite tray...
Oregon State Beekeepers Conference
In the next few weeks, we will be posting a new line of hive top covers, a completely new Vivaldi board, a new bottom board with the best mite tray...

Forage in Late Spring
We have found that, here in the Willamette Valley, one of the better plants for honeybees in late spring and early summer is Phacelia tanacetifolia. The bees work it well,...
Forage in Late Spring
We have found that, here in the Willamette Valley, one of the better plants for honeybees in late spring and early summer is Phacelia tanacetifolia. The bees work it well,...
Nectar Flow
Now that we have distributed all the packages and nucleus hives for the year, I can breath a little easier and get back to some serious beekeeping. And this is...
Nectar Flow
Now that we have distributed all the packages and nucleus hives for the year, I can breath a little easier and get back to some serious beekeeping. And this is...