I had a rude awakening after reading a blog post written by another beekeeper. She had attended a conservationist meeting and discovered that their attitudes towards beekeepers are, shall we say…less than ideal. I had always figured that honey bees are pollinators and that pollinators are good, right? When I learned the conservationist reasoning, it…
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The 3 types of Beekeepers
Most people do not realize that there are different types of beekeepers and that within these Types there are hundreds of different beekeeping Styles. Today we’re going to define the 3 Types of beekeepers. Which one describes you the best? The links on this website may contain affiliate links. This means that I may receive…
Honey bees: the new monocrop
What if I told you that the issue of disappearing honey bees is not the problem? And then I followed with this: the problem is that we have too many beehives. Modern agricultural methods and commercial beekeeping practices have created a new monocrop: honey bees. The links on this website may contain affiliate links. This…