For The Love of Bees

08/23/2020

Yes! Now in an evidence based medical publication..... what beekeepers have known for ages! Thank you, bees, for your healing products! ❤🐝🐝🐝❤

As a study trumpets the food’s medicinal properties, there’s a buzz about beekeeping in the UK

05/12/2020

Honey is liquid gold! Each honeybee is capable of producing just 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her entire life

A hive of must fly 55,000 miles to produce a pound of honey.

05/11/2020

Find a swarm on your property? PLEASE don't panic! They will probably leave on their own within a day or two. If not, please call a beekeeper for advice or removal. This is totally natural and is how bees work in nature.

05/11/2020

Here are some simple, easy to do suggestions that will help our honeybees

05/11/2020

trying to add some educational articles here!

The Third Component Ask a non-beekeeper what bees collect when they forage and you will probably hear of nectar and pollen. But few will mention propolis. Yet propolis is an essential material bees use to maintain and protect the hive. To be factually accurate, bees don't collect propolis. Instead,....

05/11/2020

What is Pollination? At the most basic level, pollination is the way plants achieve fertilization and genetic diversity. Pollination occurs when pollen grains from the male part of one flower (anther) are transferred to the female part (stigma) of another flower. Once pollination occurs, the fertili...

05/11/2020

Love our honeybees!

What is it about the bee that fascinates us so? Beyond the extraordinary ways in which they live their lives, how is it that they have such a profound impact on our planet and, therefore, on us. The bee is a mini-marvel of science. Putting aside that there are many…

12/03/2019

Beautiful carving! Thank you, bees, for pollinating pumpkins for us to enjoy....

Did you know honey bees are one of the most important pollinators of pumpkins? (📸IG/Michael A. Castellucci)

10/19/2019

So true!

03/13/2018

My newest hive! 🐝🐝🐝 Noticed yesterday that a small cluster of bees had set up their home in an old hivebox I'd set aside for clearing. Since there were so few bees, I knew they'd have a better chance of making it in a half-sized hive box, called a NUC (short for nucleus). These girls are so gentle I didn't even suit up. Wore just a veil to cover my face, and started with gloves which I soon removed! Hope the video turned out! Enjoy!! 😊