When most of us think of products from a hive, we automatically think of honey—but there are in fact other, lesser known bee byproducts. Among them are pollen, propolis, royal jelly and venom. Have you heard of these products before? Do you know their importance to the hive? Let’s take...
Products from the hive don't only include honey—others are beeswax, pollen, royal jelly, propolis and venom. In this blog, we're covering: The beeswax basics How to process wax and what to make with it White wax and encaustic art The Beeswax Basics Beeswax is created by worker bees and...
It's an exciting time of year for beekeepers We can finally harvest the honey our ladies have been working on since the spring. Depending on the production level of our bees, honey can be harvested throughout the late summer and early fall. Honeybees, when provided with the proper space and...
Honeybees, like many other insects, like to keep a clean home. Not only does it allow them to work more effectively but it also protects them from diseases. Scientists have studied this for years and have termed it ‘hygienic behaviour’. Hygienic behaviour is defined by two traits: (1) when workers...
