For in-person support, networking, and educational opportunities, find local beekeeping associations and clubs near you. Each state’s state associations and clubs are listed in the links.
Category Archives: Beekeeping
Winter Prep – Hive Insulation
Want to bee-prepared for the winter months ahead? Start winter prepping by insulating your hive. The post will show you step-by-step instructions and provide a video demonstration from a master beekeeper. Why Insulate The Hive? It guarantees that the beekeeper will have a colony to begin the new producing year. When wintering honey bee coloniesContinueContinue reading “Winter Prep – Hive Insulation”
Fall Beekeeping!
Fall is finally amongst us- and it’s one of the most important seasons to get our colonies prepared. The goal of autumn management is to ensure that your colonies stay healthy over the winter so that they can quickly rebuild in the spring. Your colonies must be disease-free, well-fed, and led by a strong andContinueContinue reading “Fall Beekeeping!”
Essential Beekeeping Supplies
Do you know what supplies you need to bring when you’re out and about in the ‘field’? Here’s some pictures of my bee bucket. I encourage you to find some time and create your personal handy dandy beekeeping tool box too! It saves a lot of time with organization and can help aid you asContinueContinue reading “Essential Beekeeping Supplies”
Bee Field Day- My First Time!
Today, although it was a cold, cloudy day, and the temperatures were in the 40 degree Fahrenheit zone, I was determined to go on this honeybee journey, and officially become a beekeeper. To help my local community, I established a honeybee hive in the town’s community garden, aiming to make more yield crops while informingContinueContinue reading “Bee Field Day- My First Time!”
Sustainable Mason Bee House
The benefit of Mason Bees is that they are efficient pollinators, as just 2-3 can pollinate a mature apple tree. Mason bees are a type of native bee, of which there are more than 4,000 of alone in the U.S. Unlike Honeybees, Mason Bees are solitary wood boring insects, meaning they do not operate inContinueContinue reading “Sustainable Mason Bee House”
Indigenous Maya Beekeepers Saving Local Communities
In the forests of Southeastern Mexico, indigenous beekeepers have cared for hives since hundreds of years ago. More than 40% of the nation’s honey production originates from the Yucatán Peninsula, heart of the Mayans, where 25,000 families depend on the honey production. Traditions of beekeeping is a cultural heritage in these Maya communities, specifically theContinueContinue reading “Indigenous Maya Beekeepers Saving Local Communities”
The Top 10 Beekeeping Tips
This spring we beekeepers have a lot to look forward to, whether it is seeing our beehive come to life, or applying our new knowledge to this season. I myself have a lot to learn about my local bees within the environment. And prepping during the winter is the best time to learn. Therefore, whenContinueContinue reading “The Top 10 Beekeeping Tips”
The Winter Months
During the cold winter months, we put on coats, mittens, and hats to keep ourselves warm. Other animals like bears hibernate and some birds fly to the south, in attempts to survive. But what do honeybees do during these months? The outdoors are dead, quiet, but extreme. We don’t hear any buzzing near our gardens,ContinueContinue reading “The Winter Months”
Bee The Change 