Gardening, like many hobbies, offers limitless room for improvement. There are always new tricks, techniques, and skills to learn to increase the quality and quantity of your harvest. Whether you're growing a small plot of herbs or a full-fledged vegetable garden, maximizing your use of space is key to ensuring a bounty of delicious produce all summer long. In this guide, The Little Beekeeper will share some tips and resources to help you plan your most productive garden yet! Start with a Strong Foundation From selecting a site to amending your soil, all the work you do before planting [...]

Bees, unlike birds and other wildlife, do not fly south for the winter. Bees stay in their hives for the duration of the cold season. Once temperatures outside reach 55 degrees or lower, bees stay inside the hive to maintain the proper temperature needed to survive. Before the cold season starts, in autumn the worker bees start the preparation process for winter by getting rid of the drone bees. The remaining bees then all huddle up into a ball, if you will, surrounding the queen. They shiver and flutter their wings to create warmth. The ideal temperature of the cluster [...]