Beekeeping is not only an excellent hobby but also a way to earn money. Bee-lieve it or not, beekeeping is booming in the U. S. right now. North Dakota produced...
Beekeeping lingo – Handy Vocab To Help You Get Started
It's beekeeping season! In 2014, the USDA tracked an estimated 2.7 million honeybee colonies in the United States, and colonies maintained by humans are on the rise. A backyard apiary...
Looking Beyond Honey: 4 Best-Selling Bee Products
Depending on the size of your apiary or backyard beekeeping set up, selling honey can be incredibly lucrative. Many people will be willing to pay good money for raw organic...
Organic Beekeeping Tips For This Spring
Spring is finally here, and that means it's finally peak beekeeping season. Now's the perfect time for making changes to your apiary or home beekeeping practices, including going organic. Organic...
Beekeeping Lessons learned and Relearned
Keeping bees is about constantly learning lessons and sometimes relearning the same lesson. This is my second year keeping my bees out in a field that is occasionally used as...
The Beekeeper’s Suit Accessories
The beekeeper’s suit is an essential part of beekeeping equipment that every bee farmer should have. Bees are not like other domesticated animals that get used to the smell of...
Royal Jelly 101
On average, a honey bee will produce one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. But honey isn't the only thing bees make; there's organic beeswax, bee pollen,...
4 Beekeeping Tips To Get The Most Honey From Your Hives
Every beekeeper wants to get the most out of their hives as possible, whether you're a hobbyist or running your own beekeeping business. With enough success, you'll be able to...
Bee-Ginner’s Guide to Establishing Your Own Hive
Building your very own beekeeping effort is a wonderful way to connect with your inner carpenter, nature-lover, and sweet tooth for organic honey. In desiring your personal hive, you are...
What Beekeeping Supplies Can You Buy Used?
When it comes to properly taking care of your bees and hives, you want to make sure you've got all the best equipment for doing so. Unfortunately, beekeeping can quickly...
What to do with Crystallized Honey?
If you’ve noticed your jar of honey getting hard and granular, don’t fret! This process is called crystallization and is a normal process for honey. Different honeys will crystallize at...
5 Essential Pieces of Equipment No Beekeeper Could Live Without
Beekeepers of all skill levels will utilize a few essential tools to keep their bees happy and healthy. Whether you're looking to grow your first colony or improve the beekeeping...
The Pollen Project Day 8: Epilogue Part One
I have to say, it was a little strange going back to real (real-ish, we ate breakfast at a Waffle House) food Tuesday morning. I could probably have stuck it...