In 2014, there were an estimated 2.7 million honeybee colonies in the United States, a number that is tracked by the USDA. And while it's true that beekeepers play a...
Celebrating Women Beekeepers
In honor of Women’s History month, we are celebrating all the female beekeepers out there doing their part to save the bee! We’re feeling inspired by these stories of noteworthy...
Why Did My Bees Die? Part 2 Of 2
In our post last week, we discussed the factors and variables that can cause your hive to fail over the winter. In this weeks post we'll round out some other...
Why did my bees die? Part 1 of 2
One thing that we know for sure about beekeeping is that it's not an exact science. There are many factors and variables that go into keeping a hive alive and...
Buzz Kill: bees are dying and why it matters to you (SCIENCE DAILY)
Interesting roundup from Science Over Everything: As long as they have existed, bees have been an important and integral part of the Earth’s ecosystem; they help flowering plants reproduce and...
Honey Bees are attracted to Agricultural Fungicides
Most people have heard that honey bee populations are struggling--and the affects that neonicotinoid pesticides are having on honey bee health are gradually becoming main-stream knowledge. Interestingly, what is coming...
Three Impacts Honey Bee losses have on the Economy
Honey Bees have faced increasingly unprecedented die-offs in recent years. Although climate change, parasites, pesticides and industrial agriculture are believed to be part of the problem, more research is needed...
GloryBee Introduces New honey – Made by Bees, for Bees
Honey bees are dying off at an alarming rate. No single reason has been discovered for these tragic bee losses. There are many possible causes, like loss of habitat, toxic...
Three Things Every Beekeeper Should be Doing Mid-Winter
Winter is creeping by and right now your bees are mostly clustering to stay warm throughout the day and night. If the temperature gets above 50 degrees they might take...
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...
Quartz: Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought
Todd Woody at Quartz.com has a great article on the causes of CCD. This is near mandatory reading for beekeepers or anybody concerned with our disappearing pollinators. [T]he mysterious mass...
LESSON 15: Colony Treatment for Bee Disease and Mite Control
Bee disease is an unfortunate part of beekeeping that all beekeepers must deal with. The good news is that with some proven precautionary steps, your colonies can be protected from...