The Jury’s Still Out, But it Looks Promising

The Jury’s Still Out, But it Looks Promising

The Biological Control of Varroa Mites A natural predator to small insects and mites shows promise in combating varroa mites in honeybee hives. Varroa mites can be deadly to honeybee colonies, and are now present practically the world over. They also have been...
More Than a Bee Beard

More Than a Bee Beard

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...
Feed Your Bees, If Necessary.

Feed Your Bees, If Necessary.

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...
The Bee Happy Co. is alive and well – again!

The Bee Happy Co. is alive and well – again!

  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....