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Save The Bees

What is happening to
the bees?

Honey bees are dying in alarming numbers due to pesticides, pests, lack of forage and diseases. Beekeepers work endlessly trying to help the honey bees stay free from harmful parasites, like the Varroa mite, and to keep healthy, vibrant hives that can thrive.

Lack of forage results from weed-free lawns and pesticide-heavy farming practices destroying the very food sources that the honey bees once fed upon.  

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What is our mission?

At Honey in the Hollow Bee Farm, our mission goes beyond producing a natural, wholesome product.  We organically manage our apiary hives promoting hive health, quality product and sustainability.
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Where can I learn
more?

Visit www.planetbeefoundation.org for more information about how you can help save the bees

How are we different?

By buying the end products of the honey bees, such as our pure, unfiltered, unpasteurized honey and natural beeswax products, you support a natural apiary that is designed to help keep the honey bees healthy and repopulating.  Our honey is not extracted at the expense of the honey bees.
We take only the honey and beeswax that is not needed by the colony for their own use, and leave the wax foundation that they created so that they don’t need to start from scratch.  Our goal is to keep the bee population growing for a mutually beneficial and productive future.
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Thinking of becoming
a beekeeper?

The beekeeping community is a collaborative one.  We suggest finding a beekeeping organization to join and learn from.  We highly recommend the Capital Area Beekeeper’s Association.

For more information see cabapa.org.  You may also reach out to us directly if you are local.

What should you do if
you encounter a honey bee swarm?

Contact Honey in the Hollow if you are local, or contact a local beekeeper or beekeeper’s club so it can be dealt with quickly. If they aren’t captured, they won’t survive more than a year on their own.
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Our Honey Bees

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Closeup in the hive
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We love our honey bees and
sometimes we manage to catch them on camera.
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Sunflower and honey bees
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Queen bee
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Working with Honey Bees

Inspecting Nucs

Beekeeper Glenn is checking the health of his young bees and explains that the frame he is holding is all new honey which is why it is white. The longer their little feet walk on it, the darker it becomes.

Honey Bees in Action

Watch the whole way through…the first 2 hives are queen-less and seem lost and frantic. The second 2 have queens and are orderly and calm.

Inspecting Nucs

Beekeeper Glenn inspects his nuc box to check on the health of his young hive.

Honey Bees Reclaiming Honey

The honey bees reclaim all the honey that is broken open when we open the hive. They keep it clean and save us from a mess.

Slow Motion Honey Bees

Honey bees returning to their hive…in slow motion.

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