The Bee Blog

Feeding honey bees sugar syrup and pollen patties

Feeding Your Bees: When, What, and When Not To

Sugar syrup ratios, pollen patties, the best feeders for beginners, and the times you should never feed your bees.

Feeding Your Bees: When, What, and When Not To

Sugar syrup ratios, pollen patties, the best feeders for beginners, and the times you should never feed your bees.

Infused raw honey with cinnamon, lavender, and chili

Infused Honey 101: Cinnamon, Lavender, Chili & ...

Infusing raw honey with spices, herbs, or flowers is one of the easiest kitchen projects there is. Here's how to do it safely.

Infused Honey 101: Cinnamon, Lavender, Chili & ...

Infusing raw honey with spices, herbs, or flowers is one of the easiest kitchen projects there is. Here's how to do it safely.

Warm honey lemon ginger tonic for chilly days

Warm Honey Lemon Ginger Tonic for Chilly Days

A warm, soothing mug of fresh ginger, lemon, and raw honey. Our go-to on cold, gray days.

Warm Honey Lemon Ginger Tonic for Chilly Days

A warm, soothing mug of fresh ginger, lemon, and raw honey. Our go-to on cold, gray days.

Fall planting for a Bay Area pollinator garden

What to Plant in October for Happy Bees Next Sp...

In the Bay Area, fall is the best planting season of the year. Here's what to put in the ground now for a buzzing spring.

What to Plant in October for Happy Bees Next Sp...

In the Bay Area, fall is the best planting season of the year. Here's what to put in the ground now for a buzzing spring.

Beeswax board butter for conditioning wooden cutting boards

Board Butter: Why We Made a Beeswax Cutting Boa...

Our board butter blends beeswax from our own Fremont hives with food-grade mineral oil. Here's why we made it and how to use it.

Board Butter: Why We Made a Beeswax Cutting Boa...

Our board butter blends beeswax from our own Fremont hives with food-grade mineral oil. Here's why we made it and how to use it.

Drone bees, the male honey bees of the hive

Drones: The Male Bees Who Get Kicked Out Every ...

They can't sting, they don't make honey, and every fall their sisters show them the door. Meet the drone bee.

Drones: The Male Bees Who Get Kicked Out Every ...

They can't sting, they don't make honey, and every fall their sisters show them the door. Meet the drone bee.