Queen Marking Colors
When you bought your bees last year, did you notice the queen had a color on her? Unless you have purchased bees more than once, you...
An Artist’s Homage to Honey
Van Gogh-ing to the Bees Honeybees, it turns out, are expert connoisseurs of the arts. This may seem beyond the scope of reason. To begin...
Patterns: The Honeybee Colony and Climate
Each honeybee, together with its colony, responds to annual patterns that are influenced by a region's climate and amount of rainfall. ...
Winter Hive Tips
Hive Got a Few Ideas About Preservation Mid-January can be a time of hardship for honeybees in Michigan. During this phase, the hives are...
How could the announcement of the First Bumblebee Declared Endangered in the U.S. be a good thing?
Well first of all, let's start out by saying there is nothing good about this announcement, however, something positive could come from...
One Beekeeper, Many Faces
There are many reasons people all across the world begin to keep bees. Some choose to care for a colony due to a deep appreciation for...
Losing Weight With Honey
Should Auld Acquaintance Bee Forgot? Weight loss is the quintessential definition of a New Year's Resolution. This month, the bloated...
8 herbs you can grow in water year-round
Herb have been around for ages and have been used for medical, aromatic and culinary characteristics. It has never been easier to grow a...
The bee world can sometimes be "clicky"
Have you asked for help from a beekeeper or club, only to get brushed off or met with a lack of interest in helping you? Don't fret,...
Michigan residents asked to check trees for hemlock woolly adelgid
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a serious threat to Michigan’s eastern hemlock, and forest health experts from the Michigan...
