A Hoover Hive with Italian Bees Beekeeping for Beginners: Your Guide to Starting Your Beekeeping Journey Welcome to the captivating world of beekeeping! If you're reading this guide, you're likely considering embarking on a meaningful journey with these remarkable pollinators. We wrote a very detailed  beekeeping guide  last year, which has very relevant info. Getting started with beekeeping as a novice can seem intimidating initially, but fear not! We will answer all your fu

This cat sees lots of bees in the apiary Do Honey Bees Like Cats? Don't Expect a BFF Relationship Bees and cats are not friends. They...

Pete with his favorite hive tools The Tool of Choice: Our Favorite Beekeeping Hive Tool That We Love to Use at Vegas Bees Beekeeping is a...

Beehives in a snowy dream world Do Honeybees Like the Snow? Well, Not Exactly. Honeybees are often associated with warm, sunny days,...

Bees are needed to pollinate California's almond groves Almond Pollination Heroes: The Honey Bee, Beekeepers, and Growers Roles Each February, California becomes the stage for one of nature’s greatest migrations, a spectacle rivaling the wildebeest crossing of the Serengeti. Betsy and I from Vegas Bees will be there to witness it firsthand. Millions of honey bees awaken from winter’s chill and begin their journey to California’s vast almond orchards, where growers anxiously a

Honeybee enjoying some rosemary plants Yes, honey bees die after they sting. Their barbed stinger remains in the skin, pulling out a...

Perfect hexagonal honeycombs The Amazing Honeycomb: Nature's Architectural Marvel Constructed by tireless worker honeybees, the intricate...

The bees in our yard are very attracted to our lights Are Bees Attracted to Light and Why Do I See Bees at My Porch Light at Night? Bees...

A Wonka-like tree of chocolate Do Honey Bees Pollinate the Chocolate Cocoa Trees? (Well, They are Actually Cacao Plants and Trees...

Pete showing how to use a bee brush A bee brush is a tool used by beekeepers to gently brush or remove bees from hive frames or other...

Humberto Boncristiani Meet Dr. Humberto Boncristiani: A Luminary in Beekeeping, Bee Research, and Advocacy In the dynamic and crucial...

Chapter 1: The Lullaby's Paradox. The rhythmic creak of the rocking chair was a constant serenade in Sara’s childhood. It was the...

A native bee pollinating a cat's claw flower Bees help flowers by serving as effective pollinators . By transferring pollen between...

Can bees hear sounds like we do? Bees Do Not Have Ears Like We Do, and They Do Not Hear Sounds- But They Do Have a Few Tricks Up Their...

Swarm Commander Super Lure gets a 5 Star Review from Vegas Bees As a beekeeper, there’s nothing quite as exciting as spotting a wild swarm in flight. It’s a chance to expand your apiary or help a colony settle somewhere safe. But luring a swarm into your hive setup isn’t always easy. That's where swarm lures come in, and Swarm Commander  is one of the most talked-about options out there. So does Swarm Commander actually work? Let’s break it down from real-world experience. Wh

Bees can go into other hives to take their resources Robber Bees in Your Honey Bee Hives? You Must Stop The Bee Robbing Right Away!...

Using gasoline to kill wasps is dangerous and inhumane. The Perils of Using Gasoline to Eliminate Wasps: A Call for Sustainable...

The Murder Hornets Have Been Contained The Invasive Asian Giant Hornet "Murder Hornet" Invasion and Eradication Efforts in North America...

What I thought of when I heard "Vulture Bee" Introduction to Vulture Bees: The Rotting Flesh Scavengers of the Rainforest Deep in the...

Beekeeping can be expensive or not - depending on what your goals are Is Beekeeping Expensive? Yes and No: It Depends on You and What...