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Bee Hive Pictures

A beehive is defined as an enclosed, man-made structure that is used to house a swarm of bees, most often with honeybee production in mind. When multiple of these hives are organized, they form an apiary (also known as “bee yard”). Natural beehives, most commonly called “nests”, on the other hand are organic structures formed [...]

The Best Bee Books About Beekeeping Available!

Beekeeping is defined as the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey. The person who is in charge of keeping the bees in the apiary, collecting both the honey and beeswax is the beekeeper. In America, beekeeping has evolved from being rural area traditional activities (mostly farming) into the lucrative [...]

Behind the Scenes with the Honey Production

Honey production is generally the main objective of people who venture into the business of beekeeping.  Although a lot of insects can also produce honey, the variety produced by honey bees is the honey commonly collected for public consumption. In the same way, not all honey produced by bees are the same. In fact, honey [...]

The Basics of How to Keep Bees

Bees are probably one of the most misunderstood creatures on Earth. They’re not just “bugs” or the insects with the terrifying stingers. Aside from their notorious reputation, they’re one of the most dependable pollen carriers around. One-third of the human food crops depend on insect pollination, and honey bees do 80 percent of the work. [...]

Thornes Beekeeping Business: Then and Now

Leslie Leighton Thorne is a famous British beekeeper during the 20th Century. Thorne’s beekeeping business began to expand when he joined his father to develop their family business. And later Thorne became popular for developing and constructing beekeeping equipments.

Thorne’s bee business began to expand with the introduction of his self-designed beekeeping materials and equipment. [...]

Beekeeping Courses: Learning the Methods for a Golden Harvest

f you are a newbie on beekeeping and determined to pursue as a hobby or as a business; enrolling for beekeeping courses is the first thing that you must do. Amateurs or professional beekeepers engage themselves in courses for different reasons. For beginners, they would like to study the basics on how to raise their [...]

What Is Honey Bee Pollen?

Honey bee pollen is a certain type of pollen with the mixture of digestive enzyme of the bees. They collected the pollens from several types of flowers that they have pollinated. Bee pollination helps the growth and production of fruit bearing trees and flowers.
This type of pollen provides a lot of healthful benefits because of [...]

The Benefits of Beehive Honey

What is beehive honey? Most people will think that honey is the natural sweetener that has health benefits even for the people with diabetes. Honey is considered as one of the most important component for health and beauty products. And producing honey from beehives is now popularly increasing from hobbyist to business entrepreneurs. They can [...]

Choosing your Beehive Composter

Beehive composter is one of the most essential beehive materials that should be taken into consideration. Bee droppings can also be useful as natural fertilizer for your garden soil. So it is advisable to purchase your composter that is beneficial and practical to use.
One type of beehive composter is made from wooden boxes. If you [...]

What Are the Beekeeping Supplies?

If you are planning to put up a beekeeping business or start a beekeeping hobby, you must know the basic equipments or tools for farming bees. Beekeeping supplies should be studied carefully before purchasing and must be completed before starting your hobby. Bees can sting and it’s a potential risk if you are using the [...]

Beekeeping Books for Beginners

Beekeeping is now one of the most challenging hobbies for anyone who likes to try another dimension in taming and raising elusive insects. Keeping bees in your backyard will not only help the ecological balance of nature but will also produce a profiting business through honey. If you are planning to start this type of [...]

Bee Pollination: The Ecological Balance of Nature

Bees are some of the most important insects essential for the ecological balance of nature. Their task is to pollinate every flowering plant that produces fruits or vegetables. Bee pollination is so important that even the farmers who raise cows are dependent on these bees to help alfalfa grow through pollination.
Bees are considerably the most [...]

Tips for Buying Beekeeping Equipment and Honey Bees for Sale

Beekeeping is an industry that has flourished for ages. Over the years, new discoveries about the nature of bees have been made to help beekeepers understand bees and the workings of their colonies. Numerous improvements have also been implemented on traditional beekeeping methods, which not only benefit the beekeeper but also keep the bees both [...]

Don that Bee Suit!

Beekeeping has been a thriving industry spanning across the continents since ancient times. It wasn’t until the 19th century, however, when beekeeping became popular, both as a hobby and as a profitable business venture. Its rise in popularity was largely due to the various innovations and improvements inventors made on traditional beekeeping methods and techniques.
Safety [...]

The Consequences of Bees Dying

Bees have garnered an unsavory reputation over the years. Many people either dismiss them as mere bugs or fear them as the insects with the deadly stinger. Contrary to popular belief, bees are more than just that. They also play a very vital role in the environment, apart from their active role in the production [...]

The Buzz on the Honey Bee Population

The beekeeping industry has been around since ancient times. Civilizations have come and gone, methods and techniques were changed and modernized, yet the industry remains one of the most prosperous industries around and even enjoys immense popularity in the modern age. But as of late, it faces one of its biggest challenges yet: the alarming [...]

Beekeeping for Dummies at Your Service

Beekeeping has been around for more than 5000 years and is an immensely popular venture, both as a hobby and business. With its longevity and growing popularity, it’s inevitable that the Dummies guidebook series would come out with a book addressing the ins and outs of beekeeping. The Beekeeping for Dummies guidebook is authored by [...]

Finding Your Ideal Bee Hives for Sale

Beekeeping, also known as apiculture, deals with the maintenance of bee colonies and their hives for the purpose of collecting honey and beeswax, pollinating crops, or simply sourcing bees to other beekeepers.  Nowadays, beekeeping is not just another hobby but has become a very popular and lucrative business venture. If you’re an aspiring beekeeper, you [...]