Just like the mosquito in Jurassic Park, the earliest recorded honeybee was also found encased in amber. It was found in Myanmar and has been dated as being over 100 million years old. Today there are approximately 20,000 species of bee. Despite popular belief, most bees live in solitary existence. For example, bumblebees live in burrows … Read more Beekeeping for Beginners: 7 Benefits You Didn’t Know About
There are numerous benefits to keeping bees at home no matter where you live. But, what do you do about beehive placement? After all, where you set up your beehive is essential to its success. There are three main factors you have to consider when trying to decide where you beehive should go: your bees, … Read more A Beginners Guide to Beehive Placement | EbeeHQ
We all know that bees are important to our environment. Bees pollinate 80% of our crops and perform $15 billion in ecological services in the United States alone. However, In only one quarter of 2018, we lost 16% of honeybee colonies. This fact and similar statistics are a major cause for concern. If you want to help pollinators and slow … Read more How to Attract Mason Bees
If you’re considering becoming a beekeeper, you’re well aware that there’s no creature quite so remarkable than the humble honey bee. For centuries, humans have raised bees for the long list of benefits they provide — from supplying sweet honey to pollinating the crops, we need to survive. Because bees are worth celebrating, here are … Read more 10 Honey Bee Facts Every Beekeeper Should Know
In a world where nearly every process ad been industrialized and consumers can no longer trust most products, more and more people are going DIY. What better way to get in touch with the natural world than to raise your own bees? It may seem like a daunting hobby to begin, but there are few … Read more 8 Benefits of Raising Honey Bees at Home
