by Honey In The Hollow Bee Farm LLC | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog
🐝 What Is Drone Brood in a Beehive? 🐝 If you’ve ever peeked inside a beehive, you might have noticed larger, bumpy, dome-shaped cells among the worker brood. These special cells are home to drone brood—the male bees of the colony! Unlike worker bees, drones...
by Honey In The Hollow Bee Farm LLC | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
🐝🐝 Ever spot honeybees buzzing out of their hives on a warm winter day? 😎 Don’t worry—it’s just their “cleansing flight”! Bees are super tidy and won’t mess up their hive unless they’re sick. Instead, they wait for a sunny, warm moment to step out and take care of...
by Honey In The Hollow Bee Farm LLC | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog
🐝 When our bees arrive in South Carolina, we’ll check on them and treat them for mites—if it’s warm enough! Varroa mites are like tiny ticks for honey bees, causing illness and even colony collapse if left unchecked. Since we can’t open the hives during the winter,...
by Honey In The Hollow Bee Farm LLC | Feb 22, 2025 | Blog
Have you tried our 🌶 hot honey? We offer 2 great options. Our Sweet HOT Honey is a perfect choice for pizzas, ice cream and everyday use. Our Smokin’ Hot Honey is infused with a smoky pepper that gives a delightful smoky flavor to the hot honey. It’s...
by Honey In The Hollow Bee Farm LLC | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
Unlike their spring and summer sisters, winter bees are special! ???? Born in late August, they age super slowly and can live up to six months—much longer than the usual 4-6 weeks. Why? Maybe it’s because they take a break from raising brood, which seems to keep them...
