If you're a beekeeper or just a bee lover, you've come to the right place! Our blog covers a wide range of beekeeping topics, hive-related crafting, pollinator conservation and habitat creation, and bee species spotlights. If you're looking for a particular topic, use the search link bee-low.
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Why We Prefer Packages Over Nucs
Bee Spotlight: Honey Bee Queen
Bee Spotlight: Honey Bee Worker
Harvesting Mason Bee Cocoons
Bee Spotlight: Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Bee Spotlight: Long-horned Bee
Bee Spotlight: Black-notched Bumblebee
Hive Autopsies & Deadout Clean-up
Bloom Spotlight: Rosemary
Bee Spotlight: Small Carpenter Bee
Comparing Bee Packages and Nucs
To Bee or Not to Bee: Is Beekeeping Right for You?
Creating Habitats for Tunnel Nesting Bees
Bee Spotlight: Brown-belted Bumblebee
Bee Spotlight: Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee
Where Do Bees Go in the Winter?
Soothing Herbal Salve: Make Your Sad Skin Happy!
Bee Spotlight: Yellow-Faced Bumblebee
Bee Spotlight: Prunus Miner Bee
You Mite Want to Monitor: How to Sample Your Hive for Varroa
Bee Spotlight: Blue Orchard Mason Bee
New Bees: Installing & Supporting Newly Established Colonies
Spring Feeding for Bees: The Whys, Whens & Hows
Integrated Pest Management: A Strategy for Better Beekeeping
The Low Down on Bee Packages
FABQs: Can I REALLY Keep Bees in My Backyard?
FABQs: Is Beekeeping Legal in My Area?
FABQs: How Much Honey Will I Get?
FABQs: How Often Do Beekeepers Get Stung?
FABQs: How Much Work Is Beekeeping?
FABQs: Will My Bees Bother the Neighbors?
FABQs: When Should I Start My Hives?
FABQs: How Many Hives Should I Start With?
FABQs: Where Should I Place My Hives?
FABQs: Do I Have to Wear a Bee Suit?
FABQs: How Else Can I Help Honey Bees?
Winter is Coming: How to Winterize your Hives
Choosing Your Hive: A Closer Look at Langstroth, Warre and Top Bar Hives
From Hive Tool to Smoker: The B&B Guide to Essential Beekeeping Gear
The Great Divide: Foundation vs. Foundationless Beekeeping
