Everything You Need to Know about Raising Honeybees from Beehives for Beginners to Beekeeper Supplies to Why Pollination is Important
Read MoreHere’s a short guide for breeder queen selection: what to look for when assessing and what you can expect along the way.
Read MoreLike many beekeepers, we’ve lost bees. Finding dead bees is never easy, and there can be many causes. Laura Tyler discusses losing bees.
Read MoreWhile there are many wonderful beeswax uses, cappings wax can make the most divine beeswax candles.
Read MoreHoney bees are adept at finding seepages from hillsides, moist layers of moss, morning dew, and even traces of water in soil where another animal has been digging. Most of their water will come from nectar, and even in the driest areas, something is usually in bloom.
Read MoreI have yet to meet a beekeeper—commercial or hobbyist—who doesn’t adore his or her bees. There is a beauty and a romance to beekeeping that begins with the sun, and, if you are lucky, ends in a bonanza of the best tasting honey you have ever known.
Read MoreBees use propolis as a building material to fill gaps and crevices, varnish combs, and shape entrances.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites I never thought that I would be keeping bees. In fact, my healthy fear of them as a child had me spending warm summer days indoors and …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites About six years ago our son (who was 12 at the time) told us he wanted to start keeping bees. Beekeeping was something we were interested in starting …
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