We chose top bar hives for two main reasons. First, it’s supposed to be a kinder, gentler, and easier way to keep bees. The other reason we went the top bar route is because it’s much cheaper! In the wild, bees will build a hive anywhere they think is safe and secure. Usually that’s inside […]
How to Choose a Location for Bee Hives
While my husband and I are still very much novice beekeepers (ahem, to date, we have only had our hives for three days), we hungrily read books and articles, scoured the web for beekeeping blogs, watched YouTube videos endlessly, and took a local Beekeeping 101 course. Eager to learn all we could before the arrival […]
Six Essential Oils for Bee Stings
We recently saved some bees from my parent’s house–and we obviously got some stings. Here are six essential oils to care for your bee stings naturally:
Splitting a Beehive in the Spring
After waiting for queen cells to pop up and have eggs/larvae in them, we finally got a chance to split our hive.
Setting Realistic Homesteading Goals
Succeeding with homesteading is no easy feat. This is often complicated by our desires to do it all. Learn how to set yourself up for success!
DIY Mouse-Guards: How & When to Install them on your Beehive
Harvest is now past, the leaves are falling from the trees to blanket the Earth as we move deeper into the darker half of the year, and things are cooling down here in Maine. Now that I have 7 seasons of beekeeping behind me I know that I prefer to have all of my winter […]
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