In addition to making mead I enjoy teaching people about bees, so much so I also run beginner beekeeping classes every few weeks. Here we go with some of the most interesting bee facts. Workers bees only live for 6 weeks during peak seasons. Queen bees can live up to 5 years. Worker bees can[Read more]
Honey being the main ingredient other than water in making mead, I need a lot of it and it’s not exactly cheap. I’ve recently purchased enough beehive boxes for an additional 50 beehives to those I already have. By placing the hives in my preferred locations this will allow me to better control the honey[Read more]