The Bees
When people ask me if I have any pets, I like to say I have two cats and about 30,000 bees. I never thought I would be a bug person, but here we are.
I started to become interested in bees a few years ago when my flight was grounded in Colorado due to a snow storm. The airport was shuttling a group of stranded passengers to a hotel, and I was seated next to a woman from Maine. She told me all about her bees.
Several years later, I found myself being spoon-fed bee content on my Instagram when I finally thought, “I bet I could take care of bees.” So, that’s what I did. I purchased a book on beekeeping, joined a few bee groups online, and got myself a hive and some bees.
I have learned so much over the past year as a novice beekeeper, and I love sharing videos and photos of my hives. Bees are fascinating little creatures, and I think you will feel the same after checking out some of the bee content I post.
Latest from the Hive
They Died
They’re all dead. I checked on them last week. Sure, there were a few dead ones. That happens. Worker bees only have about a six-week life cycle. They bring out their dead, even in the winter, and when you see bee corpses dumped outside the hive, it’s actually a signal the colony is working. As…
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The Telling of the Bees
One of my favorite parts of keeping bees is an old European tradition called “The Telling of the Bees.” The gist is that when you care for bees, you have to keep them updated on current events relevant to them—most importantly, deaths and whether there will be a new caretaker. I have my own spin…
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