The Fascinating Life of Bees

September 6, 2013

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Bees are very important to our food supply and survival. In today's episode we'll discuss with professional bee keeper and owner of The Valley's Buzz, Seth Smith:

How pesticides affect bees
How to start a hive
Costs of starting a hive
How many honey bees live in one hive
Difference between Mason and Honey Bees-which one is right for you?
How to harvest honey
How to rent hives

Resources: Check out this tutorial on harvesting wild honey from a tree and a list of bee related articles and tons of cooking with honey recipes from Traditional and Natural.

Category: Gardening, Homestead-Life, Lifestyle, Raising Your Own Food

About Melissa Norris

Melissa K. Norris inspires people’s faith and pioneer roots with her books, podcast, and blog. Melissa lives with her husband and two children in their own little house in the big woods in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains. When she’s not wrangling chickens and cattle, you can find her stuffing Mason jars with homegrown food and playing with flour and sugar in the kitchen.