by BeeHappy | Dec 14, 2014 | Bee Happy
A Hundred-Pound Suit of Bees! On Wednesday, on a hill in China’s Chongqing municipality, 34-year-old beekeeper She Ping covered himself in 460,000 bees weighing 45.65kg (100 pounds). Apparently, the record for wearing honeybees is 135 pounds! Click here for...
by BeeHappy | Dec 13, 2014 | Bee Happy
Do you have enough honey? Go to The Bee Happy online store to get some if you’re low! Well, after a brief bout of spring weather, we find ourselves in the northeast back to temperatures in the teens for a few days. So bundle up, and make your honey and cinnamon...
by BeeHappy | Dec 3, 2014 | Bee Happy
Late winter to early spring calls for some vigilance. Ideally, the beekeeper leaves enough honey in each hive for the honey bees to make it well through the winter. There are hives that need supplemental feeding in the fall, if the bees haven’t stored enough for...
by BeeHappy | Jun 1, 2014 | Bee Happy
Happiary [hap-ee-er-ee] noun 1. A place to be happy 2. Any of a number of The Bee Happy Co.’s apiaries, or bee yards, where honeybees have a wonderful home, are happy, healthy, make honey, and thrive overall. from the Dictionary of The Bee Happy Co....
by Janice Sina | Jan 28, 2014 | Bee Happy
“I’ll Take Care of You” “You need someone older and wiser telling you what to do . . .” These words from The Sound of Music may make some women balk at the underlying assumption that women are dependent on men, but when it comes to beekeeping, whether you’re male or...
by Janice Sina | Jan 20, 2014 | Bee Happy
I’m counting down the days again. Not the days until spring because it’s finally here. I’m counting the days until my first package of bees arrives. In my second year of beekeeping, I’m hoping it won’t be so nerve wracking to transport and install a package of...
by Janice Sina | Jan 14, 2014 | Bee Happy
The Friday Bee Chronicles by Janice Sina A thoughtful look at beekeeping that’s about more than bees. Volume 1, number 2 In addition to the two humans, one dog and one cat, there are virtually millions of creatures that inhabit the 40 acres we call home. The...
by Janice Sina | Jan 4, 2014 | Bee Happy
This is the time of year when many of us sit curled up in the corner of the couch with a seed catalog in our lap, turning down corners of pages . . . and pages . . . and pages. If you’re like me, the wish list is long but garden space, not to mention cash, may be in a...
by Janice Sina | Jan 4, 2014 | Bee Happy
It’s not just sewer rats, pigeons and cockroaches that thrive in cities these days. According to a recent post in Catch The Buzz at http://home.ezezine.com/1636/1636-2014.02.13.09.55.archive.html, “surprisingly high numbers of plant and animal species persist and...
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