Do you enjoy the delicious, sweet taste of honey on a fresh slice of bread? Where do you get the honey you slather on your bread? If you say from your local beekeeper, this is excellent news! If ...
5 Easy Tips to Stop a Hot Hive and Why I Don’t Embrace Hot Hives
Have you ever had a ‘hot hive?’ For those of you less familiar with the beekeeping world, a hot hive is a hive that is just flat out mean! Well, my husband and I raise bees together and have ...
How Honey is Made: 9 Impressive Steps Honeybees Make Honey
Did you know that honey will never go bad? Or that it comes in many natural flavors? Well, both of these facts are true. You still need to be careful when purchasing honey, though. A lot of the ...
4 Steps to Harvesting Your Own Delicious Honey in No Time Flat
Do you raise bees? If so, have you attempted to harvest your own honey yet? Well, we have been raising bees for the past 3 years or so and have been harvesting honey each year. We recently just ...
How to Get Rid of Small Hive Beetles for Good with 13 Fail-Proof Options
Bees are such a valuable part of the landscape - and definitely worth investing in if you don’t have them already. However, they aren’t the easiest creatures to have around and there are certain ...
10 Best Beekeeping Suits for Every Beekeeper – Reviews & Buying Guide
Are you a beekeeper or someone that is toying with the idea of becoming a beekeeper? Well, one of the first purchases you will need to make is for a bee suit. I know you see these really ...
Cleaning Bee Equipment: 6 Tips to Do It Right (and How Often You Should)
Did you know that there are three different types of bees in a hive? There is only one queen, drones, and a bunch of worker bees. Also, were you aware that a drone is nothing more than an unfertilized ...
8 Things That Are Killing the Bees (and How Can YOU Save Them)
Do you eat fruits and vegetables on a daily basis? If so, you want to keep on reading. As we all know, bees play a vital role in pollination which directly correlates to our food supply. ...
15 Essential Beekeeping Equipment Every Beekeeper Can’t Live Without
If you're considering getting into beekeeping, you first need to know whether you can meet the requirement to keep bees at your property. The next step is figuring out the equipment you will need. ...