As beekeepers, the ability to monitor our hives comes in short bursts of activity usually in the form of regular hive inspections. For the most part,
The Importance of Bee Culture and How We Can Teach it to the Next Generation - great advice from Robbie Shell, the author of the book Bees on the Roof.
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Have chickens but want bees? Or vice versa? How well do bees and chickens go together, find out here!
This fascinating hobby not only rewards you with honey, it's beneficial to the environment, too. Here's how to start and maintain your own bee colony.
Bee pollen is newer to Western culture. It is extremely nutritious to both bees AND humans, but it is important to first understand that difference between bee pollen and bee bread. Here's the truth as we know it.
As you probably know already, the bee population is in consistent decline and has been for some time, with modern industrial farming methods and loss of habitat being identified causes.
A journal devoted to bees, honey, and home interests.
The Ancient Honey Bee The Ancients understood the importance of the honey bee and the threads of connection that tie us all together. Our oldest known advanced civilization the Sumerians were some …
Bees in Winter: Do you have really cold, wet winters? Then consider making a candy board, moisture quilt and wrapping your hive with insulation!
A short overview of the importance of bees in the ancient world. Ancient cultures which included the sacred bee in their mythologies.
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I’m not saying you should never destroy extra queen cells, but if you have only a hive or two, it may be worth conserving the cells you have.
Bees were highly prized in Medieval Europe for their honey and wax. The honey was used as a sweetener and medicine, as well as the key ingredient in mead — a mildly alcoholic drink that was consumed for its nutritive … Continue reading →
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All of my classes are currently making art that deals with North Carolina agriculture. Lots of people in our state keep bees and this lesson is a great way to tie art, science, social studies, and …
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So, you're a new beekeeper. You've learned so much already. You'll appreciate my top 5 first year beekeeping goals I've established for my three hives.
From The Bee, written and illustrated by Iliane Roels, Grosset & Dunlap, 1969.
Many prospective beekeepers are intrigued about the idea to build a beehive from scratch. If you have the tools and skills, it is possible.
Here's everything you need to know on how to revive tired bees using a simple sugar and water solution - including the dos and don'ts to know
The most satisfying part of raising bees is harvesting the honey. Here's a step by step on how to harvest honey from a Langstroth beehive.
It adds a complex, almost nutty flavor to any baked good.
The Flow Hive is a new beehive invention that promises to eliminate the more laborious aspects of collecting honey from a beehive with a novel spigot system that taps into specially designed honeycomb frames. Invented over the last decade by father and son beekeepers Stuart and Cedar Anderson, the system eliminates the traditional process of honey extraction where frames are removed from beehives, opened with hot knives, and loaded into a machine that uses centrifugal force to get the honey out. More
Want to get rid of varroa mites in your honeybee hives? Looking for a natural method? Well, I've got 5 tips and tricks to show you how!
If honeybees lived without us humans, they'd naturally set up their digs in the hollow cavity of a tree. Honeybees like a dark and secure space with a small defensible entrance. A tree cavity is the perfect place to avoid a hive's two main predators: bears and honey-hunting hipsters.
