Natural Beekeeping

What Wild Honey Bee Colonies Teach Us About Better Beekeeping

What Wild Honey Bee Colonies Teach Us About Bet...

Wild honey bee colonies—often referred to as “free-living” colonies—have become an important area of study in modern beekeeping. Long-term research by Dr. Thomas Seeley and others has shown that these...

What Wild Honey Bee Colonies Teach Us About Bet...

Wild honey bee colonies—often referred to as “free-living” colonies—have become an important area of study in modern beekeeping. Long-term research by Dr. Thomas Seeley and others has shown that these...

Best Bee Smoker Fuel: Are Aspen Shavings Better Than Pine for Honey Bees?

Best Bee Smoker Fuel: Are Aspen Shavings Better...

If you've ever stood in the bee yard with a smoker that won't stay lit—or wondered whether the fuel you're using is truly the best option for your bees—you're not...

Best Bee Smoker Fuel: Are Aspen Shavings Better...

If you've ever stood in the bee yard with a smoker that won't stay lit—or wondered whether the fuel you're using is truly the best option for your bees—you're not...

The Importance of Proper Hive Ventilation

The Importance of Proper Hive Ventilation

Proper hive ventilation plays a critical role in keeping honey bee colonies healthy, productive, and resilient.

The Importance of Proper Hive Ventilation

Proper hive ventilation plays a critical role in keeping honey bee colonies healthy, productive, and resilient.

Waxworms eating and digesting plastic.

Waxworms eating and digesting plastic.

Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.

Waxworms eating and digesting plastic.

Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.

Plants that attract Honey Bees

Plants that attract Honey Bees

This list is borrowed from Howard Garrett (Dirt Doctor) Trees & Shrubs Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)Holly (Ilex spp.)Lilacs (Syringa spp.)Sweet Mock Orange (Philadelphicus coronarius)Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)Willows (Salix spp.)Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)...

Plants that attract Honey Bees

This list is borrowed from Howard Garrett (Dirt Doctor) Trees & Shrubs Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)Holly (Ilex spp.)Lilacs (Syringa spp.)Sweet Mock Orange (Philadelphicus coronarius)Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)Willows (Salix spp.)Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)...

Pesticides Can Be Deceiving

Pesticides Can Be Deceiving

8 Pesticide Myths Every Gardener Should Know If you've ever turned to advice from online gardening forums about damage on your garden plants, you've probably encountered one of these common...

Pesticides Can Be Deceiving

8 Pesticide Myths Every Gardener Should Know If you've ever turned to advice from online gardening forums about damage on your garden plants, you've probably encountered one of these common...