BEEKEEPING

Natural Beekeeping tips and tutorials on the homestead

How to start Beekeeping A Beginner’s Guide to Being a Beekeeper

We’ve been beekeeping since 2014 and when we first started out, like all new beekeepers we had to figure out how to …

If you want to get started with beekeeping, there are some must have beekeeping supplies, tools, equipment and clothing …

Nine years ago was our first year beekeeping and my husband's first adventure in learning how to build a 10 frame …

Some people decide to become beekeepers solely for the honey, but my reason for being a beekeeper is more about the fact …

Discovering one of our bee hives is dead, or a "dead out", in the middle of winter is always a sad occasion. It always …

We recently bought two honey bee nucs to expand the number of hives we have. The kids and I watched as my husband …

I've been growing perennial flower and herb gardens for a number of years but it has only been in the last few years …

It is not unusual for raw honey to crystallize, or turn hard. We're going to show you how to decrystallize honey without …

This spring we had several friends catch honey bee swarms. We were intrigued by this but didn't know how to go about …

Is it better to buy a nuc or a package of bees? Buying a nuc vs package bees is something to consider, especially if you …

Last weekend we embarked on the sticky adventure of harvesting honey from our bee hives. Here in Montana, our season is …

When we started beekeeping this spring, I knew one of the benefits would be harvesting our own beeswax. I looked forward …