What is colony collapse disorder (CCD) and what causes it? Maurice Hladik tackles this confounding question.
Read MoreLearn how to make a bee hotel and why it’s important to support your native solitary bees.
Read MoreRegardless of whether we live a rural lifestyle, an urban one, or something in between, our existence and continuance of the world as we know it is dependent on an ecosystem of small insect pollinators and native pollinator habitat that most people rarely notice.
Read MoreVarroa mites are considered a universal problem. Fortunately, varroa mite treatment isn’t hard, you just have to be diligent.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites Even before we began keeping bees, we tried to garden in such a way as to not harm bees and other pollinators. Now that we are keeping …
Read MoreThere is nothing quite like the sights and sounds of bees buzzing around, gathering pollen and nectar on a warm summer day. Summer and bees just seem to go together; unfortunately, so do summer and pests.
Read MoreSpring rain is a welcome sight to a homesteader who is busy sowing seeds and planting crops. However, those same spring rains can turn into devastating storms that often leave beekeepers wondering how to help bees weather the storms?
Read MoreAdd to Favorites For most gardeners, fall is the time to bring in the last of the harvest, preserve and store what you’ve harvested, and put the garden to bed …
Read MoreFor thousands of years, bees have been helping feed people, but now in the face of an onslaught of chemicals and disease, they’re in need of a helping hand. One course of action you can take is growing plants that attract bees.
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