Beekeeping at Clark Botanic Garden: Big News for 2023
Backyard Bees is the new beekeeper for Clark Botanic Gardens! Learn about specialty gardens. Visit the apiary. Support this open space in Williston Park.
January 2023
Valentines Day – 4 inexpensive ideas for your sweethearts
Valentines Day is a sweet day for bee lovers. Here are a few ways to celebrate this national day of love…without buying a dozen roses or a box of chocolates.
Amazing Winter Bees: 3 ways bees survive the cold
Bees are so amazing! Winter bees are bigger, stronger, and live longer than the average worker bee. Read more about how them and how they help a bee colony to survive a long, cold winter.
The Pansy Project: 10 weeks of growing love
Over 17 years ago, Paul Harfleet began planting pansies at the sites of homophobic abuse. Read and learn how to start your own pansy project with Backyard Bees.
January Gardening: 3 easy ways to weed out your seed drawer
Our secret stash of seeds… Seeds we meant to plant, but never did. Half-opened packs. January Gardening time means it’s time to weed the seeds!
Throw Caution To The Wind in 2023
Let’s see where the wind blows us!! Welcome to our new blog where we will focus on what Backyard Bees is all about; things that are good for the environment, the bees, and YOU!
Backyard Bees – living green and being well
Truisms About Backyard Bees Backyard Bees was originally going to be called “Green Honey.” I still like that name but the results of a (very small) focus group showed that the idea of green honey was a huge turnoff. Yet, that really encompasses what I do, what I believe, what I love. Living green, and …