The classic image of a beehive (nest) hanging from a tree limb and oozing honey is a familiar one. But it is largely an image of Hollywood portrayal. In reality, bees rarely make hives that look so...

Most topics relating to beekeeping make for fascinating discussions over a hot cup of coffee or a cold beer. But there is one exception: bee excrement. If you are like most people, you have never...

The question of what bees eat is one that often comes up, particularly among new beekeepers. After all, it is important to know whether your bees will source their own food or if you will need to...

It would be nice to think that bees make honey to provide us with a delicious treat, but the fact is that bees make honey primarily to feed themselves. The honey provides them with the energy they...

The process of honey making is something many people think about. After all, how can bees make something so delicious? It might be worth asking why bees make honey before I get into how they make...

A beehive is a home for bees and can be made by a colony of bees (when it is typically called a nest) or provided by a beekeeper (when it is a man-made structure). Within the hive will be honeycomb,...