The Life of a Drone

When we think of honey bees, most often we think of the Queen Bee or worker bees. The fact is, most honey bees are female. Depending on the season,  drones (male honey bees) make up from 4 to 15 per cent of the entire colony.  That’s right, they peak at 15%!...

Patience

Bees provide so many benefits to the world, but what about the personal benefits of beekeeping? Again, there are many, but the one that is uppermost in my mind right now is patience. Patience is probably not the word that first comes to mind when thinking of bees. I...