What's all of the Buzz about? Bees are everywhere. Here you will find them and our member sites will show and tell you about how these tiny creatures make life better for all of us. Bees and Beekeeping is the focus of this ring. By the way, there are Honeybees kept on the White House grounds. Where else is there a lot of buzzing going on?
It’s been three weeks, now, since I added the foundation-less frames to the hive. Yesterday, I saw another beekeeper in the neighborhood working with his hive at a community garden. His single deep hive had swarmed, and he had caught the swarm and added them to another box. I decided that I should check on [...]
I took a week of “vacation” and worked on flooring for a friend. Here’s a quick time-lapse video of my tear-out of the old carpet, and installation of new flooring.
Our website is dedicated to the support of bees (both native and honey) and beekeepers. It was created to be a complete resource for Vancouver beekeepers and those interested in bees. Included is local beekeeping suppliers, beekeeping lessons, bee videos and a fairly complete library of downloads on bees and beekeeping.
I decided that it was time to REALLY check out my bees for the spring… I’ve only got the one hive, so I’ve been wanting to add a box or two – to allow them to increase their numbers so that I can make a split or two off of it. I decided to checkerboard [...]
We’ve had such a mild winter – it makes me worried that we’ll have a cold snap in the next couple of weeks approaching Spring Equinox. Today was such beautiful weather. At 7pm, it’s 75 deg. F., and we hit 77 today. We’re supposed to have lows in the mid-30′s this Friday night, though. The [...]
I just received word that I’ve been invited to spend an evening in April 2012 with Fabien Cousteau – grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. You remember him, right? Back in the early 1970′s, Jacques brought the wonders of our Earth’s underwater realms into the homes of America. I grew up with a healthy respect earned for [...]
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Learn about the world of Apitherapy, the use of products from the beehive for medicinal and nutritional purposes. Available at http://www.BeeHealthyFarms.com
With a major emphasis on the importance bees play in our food supply, this web page also discusses beekeeping, honey production, making beeswax candles, experiments to demonstrate the effects of pollination, jokes for kids, and more.
