Beekeeping

Homesteading articles about Beekeeping collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

Latest Beekeeping News

Budget Backyard Bee Box

This is a simple guide for the homesteader who wishes to keep…

Andrew Botham Andrew Botham

Mad Honey, Anyone? Inside The Hives Of Apis Laboriosa

High in the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal, a honey hunter dangles from…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

Using Beeswax Around the Homestead

Beeswax is a versatile by-product of honey production and a very valuable…

Regina Anneler Regina Anneler

Are Bees for Me?

Bees are interesting.  They just are.  Not to say that I have…

Andrew Botham Andrew Botham

Beginning Thoughts on Keeping Bees

There are a lot of good reasons to have a few hives…

Kim Flottum Kim Flottum

Making Mead: A Celebration of Our Unified Past

Mead: in the western world, the very word conjures images of warriors…

John Wilson John Wilson

Are you a Wanna Bee? Build a Solitary-bee House

What is it about bees or beekeeping that is so scary?  If…

Melody Cox Melody Cox

Wintering Bees

Before you read "Wintering Bees", have you read "Getting Ready to Get…

Kim Flottum Kim Flottum

Preparing Bees for Winter: Getting Ready to Get Bees Ready For Winter

This was article supposed to be something about how honey bees and…

Kim Flottum Kim Flottum

Bees for Free

If you are new to, or interested in, beekeeping, you will eventually…

Andrew Botham Andrew Botham

Adventures of a Beekeeper’s Wife

“You are about to enter a whole new world,” the retired beekeeper…

Trendle Ellwood Trendle Ellwood

Honey Health: Using Honey in Home Remedies, Baking, and Skin Care

Dogs may have a challenger when it comes to the “Man's Best…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet

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