Last Updated: 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 realize that this is an extremely important question, and although the answer is not straightforward because some people may have a much larger budget than others, … Read more
Last Updated: Do you love being outside and working in your garden? Does a thriving garden and the chance to enjoy fresh produce that you created bring you great joy? Or, do you wish you had a unique hobby that will keep you busy and connect you to our earth? If any of these … Read more
Last Updated: 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 — great … Read more
If you want to know how to start a beehive in your backyard, then you’ve come to the right place. This guide will help you get started without any fluff or hassles. Before diving in, here’s an overview on beekeeping in general. Overview of Modern Day Beekeeping Bees have been around for a long time. Beekeeping … Read more
Last Updated: 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 these factors. During … Read more
Last Updated: 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, manage it … Read more
Last Updated: 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 a beehive … Read more
When you’re getting started with beekeeping, choosing a source for your bees is one decision that you will have to make at some point – you can buy or gather bees from the wild. Attracting bees to a hive as a swarm is one option that is not so frequently chosen because most beekeepers don’t … Read more
Last Updated: So you’re looking at where to buy a beehive from; Well, let me first congratulate you on taking your first steps to become a beekeeper. Beekeeping is such a wonderful hobby, and for most people who start beekeeping as a hobby, it soon turns into a strong passion and even a huge lifestyle change. … Read more
Last Updated: 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 is a … Read more