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The subject of homesteading often focuses on various methods of gardening, different types of livestock, or even the multiple ways to generate electricity. But one area that is often overlooked is bees. As a growing number of homesteaders and off-gridders ...

Have you been thinking about employing some bees but are still sitting on the fence? Raising bees is a wonderful and practical hobby that has many benefits. Here are my top five reasons why I can’t wait to raise bees ...

From the top floor of my city’s downtown library, through the thick-paned glass windows, I can see the high-rise office buildings and apartments of the surrounding cityscape, and I can also see a small apiary — three rooftop beehives — ...

November 11, 2013 A video on preping the hives for winter. Sorry for the sound I had cotton taped over the mic to block the wind. Video courtesy of swampratman2000 Previous Video

October 14, 2013 I share how I am preparing my honey bee hive for fall. I have one hive that I don’t think has enough honey stores in its brood box. I remove the queen excluders from all three hives, ...

As homesteaders and peppers, we tend to think that we wrote the book on preparedness and self-sufficiency. The simple truth of the matter is that the real book on preparedness was written by the humblest of God’s creatures, the insect. ...

May 23, 2013 Here are 5 steps to take if you are brand new to beekeeping 1. Join a bee club 2. Get beginning bee books 3. Go to forums 4. Order equipment and bees – buy local bees – ...

May 22, 2013 We made our own Bee Hive Frames for our Top Bar hive. Building a top bar bee hive is a simple DIY project almost anyone can do for under $50. I’m excited about bee keeping. Not only ...

May 3, 2013 Installing new Nucs into 2 empty hive bodies that died last year in the TX drought. These Nucs are MUCH bigger than a standard “package” of bees that you would typically buy. Video courtesy of Preppin’ Texas ...

Beekeeping offers incredible organic benefits that go far beyond enjoying the purity and sweetness of fresh honey. Bees are an essential part of any organic garden, as they do their part to pollinate your fruits and vegetables. In recent years ...