Some of the benefits are obvious: the joy of watching your bees; the thrill of harvesting your honey crop - and if you want, the opportunity to earn some extra money from the honey your bees produce.
But in keeping bees, you'll also be providing a valuable service. Since you're interested in bees, you probably know that they are important insects. But you may not realize just how vital they are.
Honey bees are responsible for providing the pollination that is necessary in the production of about a third of the foods we eat.
Think about that.
If honey bees suddenly disappeared, so would a third of the food produced worldwide.
That makes beekeepers Very Important People! If you’re interested in becoming involved in this wonderful hobby, you can learn everything you need to get started right here.
But perhaps you just want to learn some interesting facts about bees (I promise - they are fascinating creatures!). Or maybe you want to find out more about honey, beeswax, or some of the other products provided by honey bees.
Whatever your interest in bees and beekeeping, you’ll find information here about all of these topics, and more.
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Honey bee deaths have been occurring in vast numbers in recent years. Why are honey bees dying at such an alarming rate? And what would the disappearance of honey bees mean to the world?
Have a question about bees or beekeeping? Are you a newbie beekeeper needing more info about how to start beekeeping? Ask me a question about bees or beekeeping, and I’ll do my best to answer it.
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All beekeepers should have at least some of these beekeeping books in their libraries. No matter how long you’ve kept bees, you’ll encounter some bee behavior that’ll have you scratching your head.
Honey Facts: Want to know how honey is made? Interested in the nutritional facts about honey? Do you know whether it’s safe to feed honey to your baby?
There are HUNDREDS of different uses of honey, and many of them don’t even involve eating. You didn’t think honey was just for spreading on your toast or dribbling in your tea, did you?
The health benefits of honey are truly astounding. You’ll be amazed to learn all of the ways in which honey and health go together. You didn’t think honey was just for eating, did you?
Manuka honey is a very special honey that offers some very special benefits. Though it’s been used for centuries in its native land, the rest of the world is just now taking notice.
Honey recipes aren’t as plentiful as they once were. Cooking with honey used to be the standard method of sweetening a dish, and so recipes with honey were readily available for lots of dishes.
Want to learn about bee pollen benefits? Want to learn of the many uses for bee pollen? Click in for straightforward, no-hype information about bee pollen and the potential benefits of bee pollen.
Though often overshadowed by honey, beeswax is very important in its own right. In fact, it could be argued that historically, beeswax has even been more important than honey.
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