Bees are responsible for the majority of foods you have in your home and these little floating submarines are quite an interesting species. If you have ever been remotely interested...
4 Tips Any New Beekeeper Should Follow
Beekeeping is a great hobby and is getting more popular every year. In fact, the USDA reports that as of 2014, the number of colonies managed by beekeepers was the...
Urban Beekeeping: 5 Steps for Starting Out
Are you a city dweller who dreams of beekeeping? You might have thought it was impossible unless you moved out into the country. Or maybe you’ve heard of Urban Beekeeping,...
Common Mistakes For New Beekeepers
It's no secret that bees are an absolutely essential part of our ecosystem. Bees pollinate more than $15 million a year in crops in the United States, and more and...
Top Three Uses for Queen Excluders
There are multiple uses for queen excluders. From keeping queens out of honey supers to more advanced re-queening techniques, queen excluders offer beekeepers an array of interesting options to integrate...
Beekeeping Basics: Most Effective Ways to Use a Bee Hive Smoker
Whether you're a beginner beekeeper or a veteran in the field, bee hive smokers are important tools to have, and it's equally as important to know how to properly use...
GloryBee Helps Skinner City Farm
GloryBee is always looking for an opportunity to get involved in our local community and help save the bees. When one of our partners, Pedaler's Express, told us about Skinner...
Become a Beekeeper- Winter Beekeeping Classes at GloryBee
Are you ready to become a beekeeper? Now is the perfect time to start learning the time-honored tradition of keeping bees. The beekeeping season kicks-off in mid-April. These winter months...
Top 3 indicators of a quality beekeeping class
A new bee season is about to begin and GloryBee is accepting orders for packages of live bees to be picked up in April at our 43rd annual Bee Weekend....
Hive Placement – Top 4 Factors
Location, Location, Location! Where you ultimately decide to place your hives can have a huge effect on the success you have raising healthy bees. Hive management is not possible if...
Three Modern Twists on Traditional Beekeeping Supplies
In today’s fast-paced world, most people you meet expect instant gratification. “I want this now and I don’t want to work for it myself.” There seems to be a sense...
How to Pick the Right Frames and Foundation
One of the main components of the beehive is the frames and foundation where lots of activity occurs. For new beekeepers, there is often much confusion about the varieties of...
Getting Prepared for New Bees in 2016
2016 is here and it’s time to get ready to order your packages of live honey bees. You can order your bees directly from GloryBee and pick them up April...