Honey Bee Winter Survival & Natural Tree Hollows
Here we have very cold winters. The gold standard of wintering in climates with cold winters is what honey bees themselves have relied upon for thousands of years – a well insulated bee nest in a natural tree hollow. A Beehive that closely mimics a natural tree hollow that bees tend to choose for their […]
Honey Lasts Forever?! Pyramids, Bees & a 3,000-Year Myth: What Was REALLY in that Jar? Myth Busted!
Honey Lasts Forever?! Pyramids, Bees & a 3,000-Year Myth: What Was REALLY in that Jar? Myth Busted! You’ve probably heard the claim: Honey never spoils — archaeologists even found jars of honey in Egyptian tombs and it was still edible!’ This story is repeated everywhere… even by the Smithsonian. This claim was even […]
Is your Honey Alive with Enzymes or Dead?
Honey Lasts Forever?! Pyramids, Bees & a 3,000-Year Myth: What Was REALLY in that Jar? Myth Busted! You’ve probably heard the claim: Honey never spoils — archaeologists even found jars of honey in Egyptian tombs and it was still edible!’ This story is repeated everywhere… even by the Smithsonian. This claim was even […]
Beehive Rescue Mission – Dump & Swap Method
Beehive Rescue Mission – Dump & Swap Method When a bee colony fails to raise a queen after a split, laying workers can take over—and that usually means trouble. In this short, I share how I rescued a queen-less hive full of laying workers using the old “dump and switch” method. ✅ This approach saved […]
Bees + Pure Nature + Real Honey
Bees + Real Nature + Real Honey The Birds and The Bees – Natural Refuge at EarthSong Conservation Area in Central Maine • See how a 600-acre sanctuary in Central Maine nurtures both the disappearing birds and honeybees—completely chemical-free, sugar-free, and plastic-free. 🍯🐝🦜 • See how diverse meadows, forests, and clean streams provide pesticide-free forage from spring […]
Beekeeping or Bee Hosting? Bees & Forest B&B
Beekeeping or Bee Hosting? Bees & Forest B&B Welcome to another update from my ForestBeehive apiary—this time from a newly relocated horizontal Layens hive now nestled in the heart of EarthSong Wildlife Protection Area in Somerville, Maine. Surrounded by almost 600 acres of wild meadows and untouched habitat, this is ideal natural forage country for […]
Horizontal hives, Layens vs. Langstroth frames, wintering clusters
Perfectly circular brood pattern – Layens frame I host USDA Russian honey bees (aka RHBA pure russians) in double-walled insulated horizontal Layens hives – either with peaked roofs or with telescopic roofs. The video shows how 16” deep Layens frames allow honey bees to lay perfectly round brood pattern while conventional shallower Langstroth frames would […]
Honey: How to Tell Real from Fake at a Glance
Honey: how to tell Real from Fake at a Glance Did you know that honey is one of the most faked foods in the world, just behind milk and olive oil? With so many adulterated and fake honey products on store shelves, how can you tell if the honey you’re buying is real? In this […]
Why are U.S. Bees Dying Now??
Why are U.S. honeybees dying now? Why are honey bees in managed bee colonies are now dying en masse in the United States? Massive honey bee die-offs are happening right now in the United States, with many beekeepers reporting catastrophic colony losses of 70% to 100% over the past year. But why is this crisis […]
Water, Minerals and the taste of Honey – Duplicate – [#6188] – Duplicate – [#6258]
Water, Minerals & the Taste of Honey You probably already knew that the honey bees collect not just nectar but water as well. But did you know that the quality of the bees’ primary water source directly affects the quality and taste of their honey? The honeybees that collect clean water and unpolluted natural nectar […]