Developing a relationship between primary pollinators and growers. — In This Podcast: Realizing that his apple trees were barely producing compared to his neighbors, Dave Hunter found the answer was mason bees. His hobby increased his harvest, and eventually his new passion developed into…
By Guest Bloggers: Ashley & Lloyd Hardrick – Honey bees are essential to plant crop pollination, and they have been pollinating flowers for millions of years. However, our favorite insect is under threat and their populations are declining. Honey Bee Goode Apiaries is a bee farming company…
Building up a better buzz on bees – Walking by Lloyds of London with his wife Ashley, Lloyd Hardrick was intrigued by the beehives in the windows of the famous bank that shared his name. Curiosity led to research and research led to the career path that Lloyd and Ashley ventured on…
Planting for Bees Feeding bees and ourselves by Cricket Aldridge, Newsletter Editor Pollination is a vital link in our ecosystem. It’s important for the genetic diversity in all of our…
316: Chiara and Travis Bolton on Solar Honey. Stacking beekeeping businesses with alternative energy for everyone’s benefit. Chiara and Travis are beekeepers in Minnesota. In their business, Bolton Bees they…
If Honeybees Become Extinct…Why Their Loss Could Sting From our friends at Save On Energy Editor’s Note: To spread bee awareness in honor of National Honey Month, here’s a report…
A New Start to My Beekeeping Adventure! By Anne-Marie Miller The last time I updated everyone on my first year of beekeeping I was limping over the finish line with…
284: Lynn Williams on The Decline of Honey Bees. Engineering a solution to a real threat affecting honey bees worldwide. After a long career on both the engineering and sales…
282: Stephanie Elson Bruneau on Benevolent Bees. Understanding a gentle and helpful creature essential to our food production. Stephanie is a beekeeper, herbalist, and artist. She runs The Benevolent…
273: Hilary Kearney On Beekeeping. Buzzing through some basics on bees, hives and honey. Hilary owns and operates Girl Next Door Honey, and is a full-time beekeeper in her home…
