GloryBee Blog

Local emergency managers partner with GloryBee to provide food-grade barrels for emergency water storage

National Emergency Preparedness Month was in September, but GloryBee stayed in the spirit with a special preparedness giveway event. Attendees of the recent Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Park Blocks,...

Handmade Salve: Easy to make, delightful to give!

Looking for a very easy and highly appreciated holiday gift for friends and family? Try an easy handmade salve! This one has just two basic ingredients, and is great for...

Crystalized Honey is normal

Here’s a little story from our annual Bee Weekend event this past April. A beekeeping customer shared with us that he had two jars of honey in his kitchen, each...

GloryBee President Alan Turanski Appointed to National Honey Board

We are so excited to share with you that on September 9, the National Honey Board announced new board members for the next 3-year term, which begins January 1, 2020....

Coconut Oil – Not Just A Delicious Food Ingredient

Some folks look at a jar of extra virgin coconut oil on the grocery store shelf and simply see a food ingredient. Not us; we see magic in a jar!...

Why Should I Teach My Child About Bees?

Bees are some of the most important critters on our planet. In fact, bees are responsible for almost one in every three bites of food we eat! Without these striped...

Beyond the Suit: A Wider Look at Beekeeping Equipment

Beekeeping is a thriving business -- according to the USDA, since 2014, the number of colonies maintained by beekeepers has been at a 20-year peak. The reason for this is...

What Goes Into Beekeeping? Bees, Honey, And The Workings Of A Hive

Let's talk about bees and the sweet, sticky substance they produce – honey. A single pound of honey would require a honey bee to fly three times around the globe...

Novice’s guide to Starting Beekeeping

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...

Beans to Bees: The Coffee Blossom Honey Story

Many of us love our morning cup of coffee. As a matter of fact, over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed in the world every day! Have you ever...

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...

The Honey Experts