Gardening
The Drift Method: How to Design a Garden That Guides Bees From Bed to Bed
Most gardeners plant the way most people shop — a little of this, a little of that, whatever catches the eye at the nursery. One…
Bees and Pollinators
What Happens Inside a Beehive on the Hottest Day of the Year (The Science)
The external temperature reads 38°C. The hive is in partial shade. Inside the brood nest, 40,000 bees are maintaining a core temperature of 34.5°C —…
Gardening
How to Prevent Your Hive from Overheating in a Heatwave (Complete Guide)
Most beekeeping books spend chapters on winter losses. Far fewer give summer heat the attention it deserves — which is a problem, because a heatwave…
Bees and Pollinators
Swarm Season Survival Guide: What to Do Before, During, and After a Swarm
You walk into your garden one morning and stop dead. There it is — a writhing, buzzing, living cloud of thousands of bees hanging from…
Gardening
How to Design Garden Beds Bees Actually Find (And Keep Coming Back To)
You’ve planted the flowers. You’ve read the lists. You’ve put in lavender, stuck in a few sunflowers, maybe even bought a wildflower mix and scattered…
Bees and Pollinators
Honeybee vs. Wasp: The Gardener’s Essential Identification Guide
You’re elbow-deep in your garden beds when a buzzing insect lands nearby. Your instinct kicks in — do I swat, or do I stand still?…
Gardening
The Perfect Garden Apiary: 10 Essentials of Hive Layout & Design
Bringing a colony of honey bees into your garden is one of the most rewarding and environmentally impactful journeys you can embark upon. However, establishing…
Gardening
Apiary Layout: Best Medicinal Herbs for Hive Health
When designing a new bee yard, most beekeepers spend hours agonizing over the physical placement of their hive boxes, ensuring they receive the gentle morning…
Bees and Pollinators
The Brilliant Mystery of Blue Bees: The Real-Life Sapphire of the Rainforest
Did you think that all bees are yellow and black? Well, think again. Over dozens of years in the world of apiculture (the scientific study…