GloryBee Blog

Save The Bee Beer Soap

Recently, Oakshire Brewing Company made a special Save the Bee beer for us. While the beer is delicious to drink, the soap makers among us got other ideas. We decided to whip...

Grilled Habanero Honey Pineapple

Happy first day of summer - time to pull out the grill for cookouts and outdoor entertaining! While the grill is fired up, throw on some pineapple for a unique...

Stacked for Sweetness – Adding A Honey Super

To Swarm Or Not To Swarm Tim got his package of live honey bees, placed them in the single deep brood box and couldn’t wait to get his hands on...

Pre-Shave Oil (Perfect for Father’s Day)

Father's Day is just around the corner and what better way to tell dad you love him than with a homemade gift that he can use every day? This pre-shave...

How Can You Help Save The Bee?

The humble honey bee is responsible for pollinating our fruits, nuts, vegetables and coffee. Without them, our diets would look very different, and so much less healthy! Sadly, the USDA...

Small Hive Beetle Warning

There's a new pest in town, and it’s not here to make friends with your honey bees. The Small Hive Beetle (SHB) is an invasive and damaging pest of honey bee...

Sunscreen Sticks

The beautiful summer sun is something we all look forward to all year round, but it can burn and prematurely age your skin if you don't provide it with the...

Fruit Salad with Honey-Yogurt Dressing

This refreshingly sweet and crunchy fruit salad with a delicious yogurt dressing is perfect for summer picnics or barbecues. Sprinkle with poppy seeds, coconut flakes or candied pecans for more...

Huge Thanks to our 2015 Save The Bee Partners

Our Save the Bee initiative was launched in 2012 to help save our favorite pollinators. Over the past 4 years, many other individuals and businesses in our community have recognized...

Aggressive Bee-havior And How To Prevent It

Celebrate the joys of beekeeping. There is nothing quite like having your bees buzzing happily about their business as you perform your routine hive inspections. Beekeeping is rewarding, entertaining and...

Homemade Laundry Soap

Making your own laundry soap at home can be cost-effective without sacrificing cleaning power! We posted last week about a homemade coconut oil laundry bar recipe, which you can grate and combine...

Top 4 Most Harmful Insecticides For Honey Bees

Flowers and honey bees have a mutually beneficial relationship, which helps sustain our flora as well as support the health of honey bees and their hives. As gardens begin to blossom...

Three ways honey bees can influence the way you vote

Conservative or liberal? Democrat or Republican? It’s a presidential election year and the air waves are full of political activists trying to persuade us to vote for their favorite candidate....

The Honey Experts