Sometimes beekeeping takes us well beyond the apiary. As the wife of Master Beekeeper Nathaniel Lovell, I sometimes get called on as the less-qualified assistant. This time, the job was removing a colony of bees from someone’s home. This wasn’t a matter of simply collecting a swarm. The bees had established their home inside the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Bee Natural deodorant started with a simple frustration: too many “natural” deodorants without aluminum still contained fragrance, while many relied on baking soda, which gave me a rash. So I set out to create another option. It took countless trials and failed batches, but eventually we made it work. What started as a solution to […]
Bee swarms are all part of beekeeping. Swarming happens when a colony divides, with the old queen leaving the hive with thousands of worker bees to find a new home. After a few days of heavy rain, and with hives at peak population, a swarm is quite likely, but it’s something you really don’t like […]