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Lavender Thyme Honey Syrup Recipe

July 1, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Honey & Beeswax

Like all things in life, when bees give you honey, you make this Lavender Thyme Honey Syrup recipe … or something like that.

Disability and Beekeeping

May 18, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Hives & Equipment

While we may not think of beekeeping as a strenuous activity, it does require a certain degree of fitness and mobility. The amount of lifting, turning, and bending may seem small, but it can seem overwhelming if you have mobility, dexterity, or balance problems.

All That Buzz About Bees

April 27, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Beekeeping

Honeybees have played an important role in the history of our country. Down through the years, farmers have raised bees for our use.

Successful Hive Move Hinges on Preparation

April 20, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Hives & Equipment

A hive move can be spurred for many reasons. Relocating an established hive is not a simple act of picking up and moving.

Bees Are Friends:

April 17, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Beekeeping 101

Everyone can be a friend to the bees, even toddlers. You don’t necessarily have to own hives and a bee suit to do so. It all starts with the heart, and if we can educate and empower our communities to love bees instead of fear them — it’s a domino effect from there.

Bee Food or Human Food?

April 17, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Plants & Pollination

Although bee pollen has yet to be confirmed as a health cure-all, that it doesn’t mean humans can’t benefit from eating it.

Lessons Learned Building Layens Hives

March 10, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Hives & Equipment

We can’t keep an entire field of bees, nor do we have the time to check on them, add boxes, or extract honey weekly. Therefore, we tried beekeeping with Layens hives.

Why are bees important?

February 25, 2022 · Backyard Beekeeping Contributor · Honey & Beeswax

Bees provide an ecosystem that is pollinated, protected, and maintained. In other words, bees pollinate food crops. However, if this small percentage of wild bee species disappears, then 80% of our agricultural system may collapse.