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Surprisingly Plentiful Uses for Beeswax this Holiday Season
Surprisingly Plentiful Uses for Beeswax this Holiday Season Beekeepers have the privilege of raising and caring for bees all over the world. Those close to beekeeping have more knowledge of the different uses of bee’s by-products, having a personal account of the beeswax left after a honey harvest extraction process. Everyone, including beekeepers, may BEE…
Read MoreBeekeeping and Mead Making
If this is the first time you have heard of mead, or honey wine, you may picture a Renaissance Faire crowded with cosplay-dressed adults chugging it down out of a stein. If this is what you picture in your head, you are not far off. Mead making has been around since 7000 BC. It is…
Read MoreA Peek Inside The Beekeeping Profession
Beekeeping is exciting and valuable for those who embark on this informative journey. Specialist beekeepers have close relations with their bees and appreciate their connection to society as a whole. Beekeepers will spend their lifetimes dedicated to their bees, and it is normal to stay in it once you try it. Beekeepers are engaged in…
Read MoreCalifornia Storms Delay Pollination and Yield Sweeter Honey
This year went down as one of California’s wettest and longest winters. The storms in California devastated some areas but were also an answer to an enduring hope that the drought state would experience a rainy season. However, the back-to-back storms were more than many crops and residents could handle. The continual and prolonged stormy…
Read MoreBee Supplies Are Becoming Big Business
As we have buzzed past the halfway mark of 2022, the trend continues toward suburban and living out in the country, using homesteads, and farming as sustainable backyards across the nation. Along with this is a growing population of those interested in keeping their own bees, reaping the environmental benefits of beekeeping and their delicious…
Read MoreWhat is Royal Jelly? (And 11 Possible Benefits)
If you are a frequent reader of our blog, then you know just how fascinating honey bees truly are. In previous posts, we have talked about the role of the queen bee and how she differs from the other inhabitants of the hive. What we didn’t mention was how queen bees come to be in…
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