health – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:45:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 health – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 DIY Providing Water for Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:43:35 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1840 Did you know bees get just as thirsty and exhausted by heat as you?

If you keep bees or even if you just want to be a good neighbor or a thankful gardener, it's easy to give bees a source of water.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/feed/ 13 A Taste of Honey https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-taste-of-honey-zbwz1802zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-taste-of-honey-zbwz1802zsau/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:36:12 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3820 Good raw unpasteurized honey tastes very different from the plastic clover honey bear that you purchase at the supermarket. I compare it to processed cheese vs. a homemade varietal cheese. Honey bears are simply an accumulation of many types of honey that have been mixed together, heated, and made into a homogeneous mixture which lacks […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-taste-of-honey-zbwz1802zsau/feed/ 8 The Flow Hive: Worth the Hype? https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-flow-hive/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-flow-hive/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:38:13 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=1098 Editor’s Note: This is not a place for ad hominem attacks, but rational commentary and concern. Several experienced beeks have shared their concerns about the Flow Hive setup, even after watching all promotional material. To be clear: experienced beekeepers are on both sides of the fence. We share their opinions below, but that share does […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-flow-hive/feed/ 101 Nutrition and Health Benefits of Honey https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nutrition-health-benefits-honey/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nutrition-health-benefits-honey/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:51:58 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com.php53-3.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/?p=274 A nectar thought to be a gift from the gods in history, honey has been consumed for thousands of years. For much of that time, it was a unique source of energy in the form of sugar.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nutrition-health-benefits-honey/feed/ 0 Are Honey Bees in Decline? Here’s What You Can Do! https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/case-disappearing-honeybees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/case-disappearing-honeybees/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:04:19 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com.php53-3.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/?p=184 Bees are in danger. Honey bees are responsible for about a third of the food we consume. Apples, sunflowers, cherries, melons, squash – you name it, they pollinate it.

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