Queen Bee Season
Queen bees and swarm season at the Clark Botanic Garden Apiary! We all had fun learning with a swarm of bees for the April Apiary meeting.
The Big Buzz
Pretty Pollen in a Wet Bee Yard
Mother Nature stopped the rain for one hour the second Clark Botanic Garden Apiary Series meeting. She must appreciate our efforts to learn more about pollen!
The Winter Bee Yard – Fascinating!
The winter bee yard was cold for the start of the Backyard Bees Apiary Series at Clark Botanic Garden. Here's what we did in February.
The 2024 Apiary Series at Clark Botanic Garden – NEW!
Sign up for the new Backyard Bees Apiary Series at Clark Botanic Garden! This free program offers a unique opportunity to meet with the Queen Bee and observe the subtle changes taking place in the Garden and bee yard throughout…
Seeing Red? 3 February Heart Holidays To Celebrate
Hearts are symbolic of love, but they also represent the center of your body, and the home for your strongest emotions. So let's speak from the heart about a few February heart holidays.
The Bee Sting: a powerful novel about the struggle to bee good
I can’t refuse a book with a bee on the cover. And I love a little fictional drama (don’t you?). So, The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray was an automatic ‘must-read’ for me. Apart from the awards this book won…
Backyard Bees – living green and being well
Backyard Bees, we are though. And it’s perfect. There ARE bees in the backyard and we ARE truly keepers of the bees. Every product that we do is all about the bees – even though we put YOU first. We make personal care products and green gifts that are good for YOU, the environment, and ultimately, the bees.
Throw Caution To The Wind in 2023
Welcome to our new blog where we will focus on what Backyard Bees is all about; things that are good for the environment, the bees, and YOU! She’s finally going for it – ignoring the advice of many to avoid doing a blog. Let's see where the wind blows us!
January Gardening: 3 easy ways to weed out your seed drawer
The weather has been crazy here in new York; yesterday (January 4th) was 60 degrees. Today, is warm too - but gray...and rather muddy. I COULD do some outdoor gardening work, but January gardening time is planning time. Let's talk about weeding our your old seeds.
Amazing Winter Bees: 3 ways bees survive the cold
Have you ever heard of honeydew honey? It was a new one for the Queen Bee and, let me tell you, it's not your ordinary sweet bee treat.