The Peace Bee Farmer

  April is the busiest month for bees and beekeepers. Populations of bees are expanding toward their maximum, and flowers are coming into bl...

The honey bee’s year begins on December 21, the winter solstice, and the start of our winter. The weather today is seasonal for central Arka...

  Heifer Ranch at Perryville, Arkansas, part of Little Rock-based Heifer International, is celebrating its eightieth anniversary with a miss...

Making colony divisions, also called making splits, follows the natural behavior of honey bees. It is the natural behavior of honey bee colo...

  The bees are flying today. Even though it is the middle of the winter, the weather is warm today, a January thaw. Bees are making foraging...

  I am pleased to announce that the Bemis Honey Bee Farm has established a Memorial Beekeeping Scholarship honoring my late wife, Rita Peace...

  December 21 marks the winter solstice, the date with the year’s shortest daylight and longest night. The solstice falls among winter days ...