What do beekeepers do in the winter? (Other than press their ear next to the hive box and listen for the steady hum of bees staying warm inside.) They clean, they build, they wait. Now I'll admit, cleaning is not my favorite thing (says every male on the
I remember my first year of beekeeping. I could not have been more excited... and nervous! I spent early spring getting all my gear together. I bought my first hive boxes that I assembled myself. I bought my first bee suit, hive tools and smoker. I had all the gear
I'm often asked: "How did you get into beekeeping?" And my immediate response is, "Well, I love honey." Which is true! I have always enjoyed to multilayered sweetness of honey that drips straight from the honeycomb. In fact, I vividly remember an experience I