So, you've worked hard and have some healthy hives that are producing a fair amount of honey for you. What now? Most beginner beekeepers don't have a marketing plan in place before they've gotten to this point. If you've been thinking about putting some of your honey out on the market then read on, hopefully you can pick up a tip or two. There are basically three ways for you to try and get a … [Read more...]

The honey bee life cycle, here referring exclusively to the domesticated Western honey bee, depends greatly on their social structure. Colony life Unlike a bumble bee colony or a paper wasp colony, the life of a honey bee colony is perennial. There are three castes of honey bees: queens, which produce eggs; drones or males, which mate with new queens and have no stinger; and workers, which are … [Read more...]

The past couple of years, CCD has allowed many in the public to read about problems, hear our concerns, and for some, actually get involved. But for as many side benefits that CCD has created, what will happen when that same chatter goes away? Will we wait for the next tragic circumstances to unfold and hope we benefit from that also? Or is it time to perhaps do something ourselves to further … [Read more...]