The Peace Bee Farmer

A honey bee colony seeks out sources of carbohydrate to make honey anytime that conditions are acceptable for the bees to fly, and bees fly ...

Some insects are annoying pest that eat crops, contaminate food, and spread disease. Other insects are considered beneficial. These insects ...

A number of Peace Bee Farm’s friends and customers have been asking Rita and me, “Where is Tod?” Our son, Tod Underhill, who regularly mans ...

Invasive species often spread rapidly, and they are likely to be more damaging in their new environment than in their original location. One...

Bee hive inspections of the brood nest are less frequently made on bee hives during the major nectar flows. The beekeeper can usually tell i...

A new beekeeper attending an introductory course in beekeeping was surprised by the number of chemical treatments available for the beehive...

Prior to the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, infections were treated by medicinal folklore. For example, the colonial-era Native ...