BEGIN BEEKEEPING (PART 1 OF 5) Welcome the amazing world of honey bees! When your journey into beekeeping first begins it is vital to know…
The Beekeeper’s Thrill
We are excited to introduce Andrew Shahan, our Head Beekeeper for Central Texas, in his first blog post. Enjoy! There are a handful of things…
Bee Mystery Solved?
BeeWeaver’s thoughts… The paper by Bromenshenk et al., recently published in PLoS One, adds to earlier work suggesting that CCD is characterized by bees which…
Stung by Heat and Drought in Texas
That smoky smell isn’t from my bee smoker… sadly our part of Texas is on fire. Even if some parts of the prairies, hill country,…
Bee Venom . . . The Good and the Bad
I was born the son of a beekeeper, who was a son of beekeeper, who was a son of beekeeper, who was….. Anyway, the bee…
Plant and Design your Own Bee Garden
Wildlife-loving gardeners across the world enthuse about planting butterfly gardens, but relatively few think to design and plant a bee garden. Designing and planting a…
Bee-ginnings
Every beekeeper, whether they have 1 hive or thousands, has a story of how they started. Some noticed their vegetable gardens were void of pollinators.…