Backyard Beekeeping Blog
How to Help Save the Bees Without Being a Beekeeper
Love bees, but not ready for the commitment of beekeeping? That’s ok! There are many reasons why people (even pollinator-enthusiasts) may not be able to keep bees themselves: space, money, or being seriously allergic are all inhibiting factors for some...
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Victory Garden of Tomorrow: Your Garden, Illustrated
Our newest line of products comes from a brand that proves home-grown foods will never go out of style. That brand is Victory Garden of ...
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EncycloBEEdia: Why Do Bees Need Honey?
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EncycloBEEdia: What Do Drones Do?
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Small Business Spotlight: Bread and Badger
Here at Bee Thinking and Mead Market, we take pride in supporting fellow local small businesses. Both our Southeast Portland shop and onl...
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Winterizing Your Bee Hive
Preparing to winterize your hive can be a daunting task, even for an experienced beekeeper. If you’re working with Langstroth and Warre h...
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Checking Hives with the Rauchboy Smoker
As busy beekeeping equipment suppliers and hive builders, own beekeeping adventures often happen in the early hours. With the morning sun soaring upwards, two of...
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Bee Day
If you’ve never seen the Live Animal arrivals terminal at an airport, let me tell you—it’s a fascinating place. The live animal area at Portland...
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Did Pesticides or Starvation Kill Those Bees?
Almost two weeks ago on the sunny morning of June 19th I visited Dena Rash Guzman's beautiful 60 acre organic farm where she keeps, among...
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Why Hobby Beekeeping Matters
In the Pacific NW, whether you are a seasoned beek or a novice, your bee season has already begun. Packages (of bees) and nucleus hives have arrived, swarms...
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