Bee keeping

Struggling with pricing your honey? Learn how to set profitable, fair prices without undercutting yourself. This post explains costs, time, and value so beekeepers can confidently build a honey price list—and consumers can understand why quality honey costs more. Click to learn more.

Starting your first year in beekeeping? Learn what really happens during your first season, from installing bees to managing growth and preparing for winter. This beginner-friendly guide makes keeping bees your first year less overwhelming and more rewarding. Read now and feel confident heading into your first hive inspection

Honey bees naturally build out comb on sheet of foundation provided by beekeepers. Beginning beekeepers sometimes find it hard to understand why their colony is working so slowly. Learn some of the factors involved in beeswax production.

We all know we need to help bees, yet how do we truly help them thrive? Here's how I see a constant stream of native bees for the perfect bee-friendly garden and yard. #savethebees #beefriendly #beefriendlygarden

Learn about the principles of natural beekeeping and how it differs from conventional methods of keeping bees. Is this the right path for you?

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I saved my bees this winter with this tip on feeding sugar when it's cold.

It is not always easy - especially for beginning beekeepers. But, there will come a time when you need to find the queen bee in your hive!

Beekeeping beginners will need to find the best possible beehive location. Here's how.

Why Did My New Bees Leave the Hive?

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Learn the most common reasons beehives die over winter and discover practical tips to help reduce winter hive loss and keep your bees healthy

I'm really into bees wax at the moment. It smells beautiful. It feels so interesting. I can't stop touching it. If you have a chew on the unrefined honeycomb it tastes like honey. Mmmm. It's one of natures miracle products. My friends at Ecoburbia have hives and after they do a honey harvest they have bucket loads of honeycomb wax left over. Another friend learnt how to refine it and she had been giving me her wax to make lip balm and hand cream. You hardly need any bees wax for these...