by BeeHappy | Nov 20, 2017 | Bee Happy, Happy & Healthy Living, The Beauty of Bees
Enter the fascinating world of the honeybees! And the exciting roll as a keeper of these fun and mysterious little beings. It’s not as far out as you think! Beekeeping has grown to become a popular and fulfilling family activity. Using pictures and lively...
by BeeHappy | Apr 12, 2016 | Bee Happy, Happy & Healthy Living
How the universe saw fit to put beekeeping, feng shui, and a skilled woman on one lucky man’s path. May, 1989, and nine of us find ourselves standing in a lush, almost unbearably beautiful location in Aregua, Paraguay. We freshly arrived in this South...
by BeeHappy | Feb 18, 2015 | The Beauty of Bees
EPA News Release Did you know that the use of biopesticides has more than quadrupled since 2000? Made from naturally occurring substances derived from animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and minerals, biopesticides are used as safer alternatives to controlling pests and...
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 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 | Sep 3, 2014 | The Beauty of Bees
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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 4, 2014 | Bee Happy
In the last Bee Chronicles installment, March was still going out like a lion instead of a lamb. Now, a few days into April, it seems spring has finally gotten the upper hand on winter, chasing it away with crocuses and spring peepers and territorial cardinal calls. ...
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