Paint your Beehives with the Best, non-toxic paint
When I was in commercial beekeeping, each year brought with it the chores of building new hive bodies and honey supers. I watched as each new box was dipped in…
Category: Permaculture
Keeping bees would not be complete without learning how to improve our environment for them and as a result, for us as well. Permaculture focuses on management systems that affect the greater whole. Welcome to Sustainable Beekeeping!
One-Up your Beekeeping Game: learn what’s blooming
Do you know what honey bee forage is available in your area? One thing I believe that all beekeepers can agree on is the excitement we feel when the spring…
The Cornerstone of Saving the Bees: Local Beekeepers and their Supporters.
Wouldn’t it be sweet if the phrase, ‘Save the Bees,’ soon changed to ‘Saved the Bees?’ Imagine if every town, village, and city had enough beekeepers who were keeping beehives…
Weeds are Wildflowers, let them Bee. Part 2
There are several sounds that a beekeeper loves to hear and one that they do not. The sound that beekeepers do not like to hear is the busy buzzing of…
Weeds are Wildflowers, let them Bee. Part 1
Most people do not realize the abundant variety of wildflowers that honey bees will forage from. Many of these wildflowers are something that most would consider to be ‘weeds.’ In…
Queens with benefits: running your own Mating nucs.
Have you ever accidentally squashed or damaged one of your queens? Perhaps you were being a bit rough while pulling frames out from the brood nest or maybe she was…
Mystery honey crop: Millet Honeydew
So I live in the North Central Georgia Mountains just inside of Union County. One of the most unique varieties of honey in the U.S. is made here: Sourwood Honey.…