The Peace Bee Farmer

Peace Bee Farm Master Beekeeper Richard Underhill of Conway, Arkansas muses on life with the bees and other things.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Spiderwort in Bloom

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Spiderwort, seen in today’s photo, is in bloom now. This perennial native wildflower is a reliable source of pollen for honey bees. The plan...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Springtime Expansion

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Honey bee populations expand rapidly in the spring. Prolific queens are stimulated to lay eggs at their maximum rate in April as flowers com...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

A Winter Hive Loss

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While honey bees do not fly in cold weather, they do venture out of their hive on the occasional warm winter day. Bees make cleansing flight...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Mid-Winter Beekeeping

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We cannot go deep into our bee hives in the winter, but it is good advice to make a brief inspection of our hives on warm winter days. Break...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Pax Vobiscum

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  Heifer Ranch is a working ranch and agricultural demonstration farm at Perryville, Arkansas. This year I witnessed at the ranch how honey ...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Bees Need Water

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  Honey bee foragers collect four things to bring into their hives: nectar, pollen, propolis and water. The bee colony is quite adept at con...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Double Screen Board

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Honey bees produce queens on three occasions: when the colony reproduces through swarming, when the colony replaces its queen through supers...
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Richard Underhill
EAS Certified Master Beekeeper and Owner of Peace Bee Farm of Conway, Arkansas. Former President of Arkansas Beekeepers Association, Tennessee Beekeepers Association, and Memphis Area Beekeepers Association. Recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award.
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