Gratitude for the Bees November is a month that brings up many feelings and customs of gratitude. From the gathering of our families to share a meal, to the shorter days that remind us how grateful we are for the warming rays of the sun. Most of us don’t even realize how dull life might […]
Honey is nature’s perfect sweetener, it is the sweet liquid produced by honeybees. Honey feeds the honey bee colony in the winter. Bees eat honey for carbohydrates and pollen, vitamins and fat. Worker bees metabolize honey to generate heat for the hive, so it must be present at all times. Bees can die of starvation […]
October can be a tough time of the year for bees. This is the time of the year that we can see losses in the honeybee population due to high counts of varroa mites. We may see bees absconding, or leaving their home sometimes to die, in a last chance effort to rid themselves of […]
Propolis comes in many different colors ranging from reds to yellow, orange, brown and green. It is the sticky substance you see along the top of the wooden frames. Propolis, also known as “bee glue” is one of my favorite products made by the bees, and also the main one that brought me to work […]
There is something mysteriously captivating about honey bees that draws us deeper into their world. Knowing a few basic honey bee facts may help people understand the uniqueness of the honey bee and the important role they play in our environment. FACTS: Honey bees are the only insects that create food that humans eat. A […]
We are coming to the turning of the seasons, the beginning of fall and the end of summer. As the summer comes to a close, temperatures are reaching their peaks and days with rainfall are few and far between. The nectar flow is low due to little rainfall, and it is advised that beekeepers stay […]
If you see a giant swirl of honey bees passing through your yard, do not fear. They have just packed up and are on the move to a new home. This sight is usually seen in the Spring when the days are warming. The usual reason for swarming is that the bees are suffering from […]
Humans & Bees through the ages Humans have been using the products created by bees for almost 9,000 years based upon archeological findings of traces of beeswax on ancient pottery. Honeybees, honeycombs and honey collecting appear in prehistoric cave paintings. The oldest evidence of human use of bee products was discovered in Turkey. Over the […]
HONEY Honey is the natural sweetener created by the diligent work of honey bees for their own sustenance. Humans discovered this delightful product thousands of years ago and quickly determined that bees produced enough for themselves and people too. Honeys come in a variety of depths of color and taste depending upon which plant blossoms […]
CREATE A POLLINATOR GARDEN Gardens are starting to bloom right now, a lovely reminder that, despite all that is happening, nature will still grow. Are you still looking to fill in an area, or still want to start your own garden? Now is a great time to add these seeds to your garden. Join us […]