One good deed can truly create a ripple effect, as new studies are showing about initiatives that give coffee farmers bee hives to help supplement their income. “New research demonstrates...
Is Cedar or Pine Right for Your Next Hive?
Choosing the type of wood for your bee hive is an important decision. There are many wood choices available, but pine and cedar are the most popular. Our new cedar...
Inside Your Hive: Should You Be Concerned?
Now that you've hived your bees, you'll want to check on them weekly to be sure that the queen is alive and laying eggs. You should be able to find...
Use This One Strange Trick To Catch A Swarm This Season
When Life Gives You Lemongrass Did you know that honey bees are attracted to the smell of lemongrass essential oil? It's true! In fact, lemongrass essential oil mimics the nasonov...
Pacific Northwest Population to Increase by Over 10 Million This Month
GloryBee® is hosting our 44th annual Bee Weekend event on Friday, April 20 - Saturday, April 21. This free two-day community event is packed with beekeeping education, distribution of pre-ordered...
New To Beekeeping? Here Are Some Dos And Don’ts To Keep In Mind
Beekeeping is a recreational and environmental hobby that is quickly growing in popularity. In fact, the USDA reports that as of 2014, the number of colonies managed by beekeepers was...
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...
What Do you Know About GMO’s and Honey?
GloryBee offers Non-GMO Project Verified Honey to safeguard honeybees and other pollinators against threats that contribute to declining bee populations. Sourcing is at the forefront of our minds as we...
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...
Beekeeper’s Guide To Seasonal Beekeeping Tasks: Part 1 (Winter And Spring)
Beekeeping is becoming an increasingly popular and eco-friendly hobby for countless Americans. In fact, the USDA reports that as of 2014, the number of colonies managed by human beekeepers was...
Beekeepers are Transforming Detroit
We were inspired when we read this article about a Detroit couple who transformed their community with beekeeping. Keeping Bees is a great use of vacant space and it has...
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...
Royal Jelly: Crown Jewel of the Beehive
Did you know that a queen bee can lay up to 1,500 eggs per day? This is more than her own body weight! Did you know that a queen bee...