Practical guidance for protecting hives and beekeeping operations before, during, and after hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters.
Most beekeepers find out what their insurance actually covers at the worst possible moment: after a hurricane, wildfire, or flood has already destroyed hives, equipment, or an entire apiary. The…
Flood-proofing an apiary starts long before any storm is in the forecast — it starts with where you choose to put your hives in the first place. Unlike hurricane wind…
Here’s the honest, counterintuitive truth this topic needs upfront: a honeybee colony generally can’t be evacuated the way a pet or a horse can during a fast-moving wildfire. The queen…
Hurricane Ian destroyed roughly 100,000 hives across Florida in 2022 — colonies toppled and drowned by a 12-foot storm surge, with survivors left starving as the storm wiped out the…