Beekeepers focused intently on wasps, birds, and invading insects may sometimes forget the four...
Author - Rusty Burlew
One truth about honey: it’s not made from pollen grains
In spite of the rumors, honey is not made of pollen. Here we look at some of the reasons for this...
What happens when shrewd solitary wasps kill mason bees
Did you ever see a cloud of tiny insects nervously casing your mason bee house? If they reminded...
The puzzling guide to bee cocoons & how to see them
Do you wonder why you've never seen a honey bee cocoon? Here's a complete explanation of why they...
How much will the new AFB vaccine help honey bees?
Everyone is talking about the new AFB vaccine. A vaccine for bees is a miraculous milestone in...
The magic of queen cups: here today, gone tomorrow
Queen cups provide sturdy connections between brood combs and fully developed queen cells. Worker...
How to recognize a queenless hive: 9 reliable ways
Queenless colonies change from panicky to listless as the days go by. In order to save your colony...
Lickety-spit: how bees use trophallaxis to easily communicate
Trophallaxis is direct bee-to-bee transfer of food and information. It's used by social insects...
A-Ž hives in a Slovenian-style apiary: awesome yet practical
Everything about AZ hives is meant to make life easier for the bees and the beekeeper. Plus, they...
Spotlight on crystallization: how to make 2-ingredient creamed...
Sadly, crystallized honey is often mistaken for honey that has "gone bad." Instead, the sugars in...
Crunchy honey: an innovative way to market crystallized honey
Subtle shifts in marketing often help customers see products in a different light. This rebranding...
How to increase hive ventilation for whopping honey crops
The best ventilation yields the biggest honey crops. Why? Because it's easier for bees to evaporate...
A looming honey bee threat: colorful little microplastic...
As if bees don't have enough problems, researchers are now examining the effects of tiny...
When can I harvest honey from a new hive?
Don't be tempted to harvest honey from a new colony too soon. Setting up a household is a lot of...
Bottom line: bees are so cautious, they often don’t fly
To us, it may seem like bees fly all the time. Instead, they are quite cautious, limiting their...
Bee secrets: what happens when bees make honey?
The process of collecting nectar and changing it into honey is surprisingly complex, but honey bees...