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...
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...
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 5 gifts for Beekeepers
Beekeepers can be difficult to shop for. Most veteran beekeepers have all the beekeeping gear they need and beginning beekeepers have a lot of decisions to make to determine which...
How to Render Beeswax
So you’re done extracting all of your delicious golden honey. Wondering what to do with all the wax cappings and honeycomb you have left over? Render you wax so you...
Propolis Body Cream
INGREDIENTS & SUPPLIES 1 tsp Raw Honey 3/4 oz Beeswax (use pastilles for easy measuring) 1/2 tsp Bee Pollen (crush granules into a fine powder. A mortar and pestle work...
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....
Royal Jelly Facial Moisturizer
Did you know that honey bees produce more than just honey? It’s true! There are other lesser-known hive products with amazing health benefits such as bee pollen, propolis and royal...
Royal Treatment Lip Balm & Salve
Treat your skin with products from the hive. This lip balm & salve uses our bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly to make a luxurious and royal treatment! Royal Jelly...
Small Hive Beetle Warning
There's a new pest in town, and it’s not here to make friends with your honey bees. The Small Hive Beetle (SHB) is an invasive and damaging pest of honey bee...
Top 5 Human Occupations for Honey Bees
It’s a girl’s world. This is especially true when you’re talking about honey bees. Over 95% of the 60,000+ honey bees in a healthy honey bee colony are female. Bees...
Sustainable Beekeeping
One of the most rewarding ways to help our planet and some its most important inhabitants -- the bees, is to become an urban, suburban or country beekeeper. Bees can...
Beekeeping FAQ
Our bee facts and glossary are a collection of interesting facts about bees and also beekeeping terms that are commonly used. A honey bee can fly up to 15 miles...