Why Honey Supers Matter Bees make honey as a way to preserve their food through the winter. They often make excess, which becomes a sweet perk for the beekeeper. Bees...
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...
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...
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...
Propolis: Nature’s Warrior
Most likely you are familiar with products from the hive such as honey, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Another amazing product from the hive that you may not know much...
The one-two punch that could knock out the world’s bees.
We need bees. With 80% of food crops relying on honey bees for pollination, it has been found that one of every three bites of food we eat is pollinated...
Is Bee Pollen the Key to Good Health?
This is the time of year that a lot of us are making new year's resolutions to improve our health. If you haven't made a resolution yet or are looking...
Buying A Package of Bees
The rewards of beekeeping extend far beyond just honey. Bees create more bountiful gardens and orchards for you and your surrounding community. In addition, they provide excellent health supplements like...
Top Gifts for Your Bees
When making your holiday gift list this season, we wanted to remind you not to forget about an important part of your family: your bees! As we approach the long,...
A Short and Sweet History Of Beekeeping
There's been a ton of buzzworthy bee talk in recent news, as honeybees are struggling to survive -- and so will we, if things continue on this path. After all,...
Enemies of Bees: How to Protect Your Hives
People love to eat sweet honey fresh from the hive, but there are some pesky animals who love to eat bees fresh from the hive! Here is a list of...
New To Beekeeping? Here’s an FAQ For ‘Bee’-ginners
When it comes to raising your own bees, many are put off because of their inaccurate perceptions and think of it as complicated and time-consuming. While it does require quite...
Top three Ways to Harvest Honey
People get into beekeeping for many reasons—for pollination, stress-relief, education, apitherapy (using bee venom for medical purposes), and to enjoy bee-made products from the hive (pollen, beeswax and propolis) However,...