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Prevent Bee Apocalypse

Learn ways to avoid the bee Apocalypse!

Can I keep bees in my garden?

Beekeeping is a hobby all can do in their back yard. Yes... Yard. A bee hive takes up a small foot print, 50 x 50cm - most people have...

Smell That? It's Honey Bee Pheromones!

What are honey bee pheromones? A pheromone is basically a chemical mixture that is released in this case by a honey bee, this then...

Benefits of Honeybee Pollination

Why is honey bee pollination so important? Much of our diet relies on crops being pollinated properly. At Humble Bee our managed and...

How is beeswax made?

A worker bee can produce about eight scales of wax in a 12 hour period. The bee colony requires about 1,000 wax scales to make a single gram

Do Bees Hibernate in Winter?

Britain's 270 bee species have various strategies for coping with the winter months. Do Honeybees Hibernate? No, bees overwinter as a strong