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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...