Beekeeping For Beginners – Getting Started

Ever heard of the phrase “Busy as a Bee”? I imagine so, well this is derived from the concept and hard-working nature of the honey bee. We live in a society where people often take for granted commodities such as honey, without actually knowing how it is made, or how …

Beekeeping is nothing more than keeping a colony of bees in a hive and harvesting the honey that they produce. Sounds simple right? Well, not really… Honey bees are not (and cannot be) domesticated so you need to know a lot about how a colony how to start a beehive, …

We get several questions surrounding this topic in particular; since there’s a common misconception that beekeeping requires an endless amount of money to facilitate. However, we realise that this is an extremely important question, and although the answer is not straightforward because some people may have a much larger budget …

  Making honey is a natural process so it isn’t surprising that it is guided by the change of the seasons. Whether you practice beekeeping as a business or a hobby, there are certainly lots of factors that you need to take into account. Beekeeping in winter is one of …

Humans have been keeping bees for thousands of years. We first domesticated bees in Ancient Egypt and harvested them for their honey. One of the world’s most healthy foods and the most nutritious sweetener is honey, so it was easy for the practice to spread all over the world. Beekeeping …

What do Chicago City Hall, Buckingham Palace, and the Waldorf-Astoria all have in common? As crazy as it sounds, they all have rooftop beehives! With an increasing appreciation for the good work that bees do and the luscious honey they produce, more and more of us are looking to our backyards …