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Contents Where Do Bees Go in the Winter? What Do Bees Do in the Winter? What is the Difference Between Normal Worker Bees and Winter Bees? FAQs   Where Do Bees Go in the Winter?   During the course of…

*Updated August 27th, 2024*   Contents: How Queen Rearing Works The Best Bees Company’s Queen Rearing Program 2021 2022 2023 2024 The Drone Challenge How are Other Beekeepers Around the World Rearing Queens? A Brief Primer on Honey Bee Strains…

Contents: What is Homesteading?  Variations of Homesteading The Guiding Principles of Homesteading Homesteading Activities and Skills History of Homesteading in the United States The First Homesteaders Homesteading as a Reaction to Industrialization The 1862 Homestead Act Depression Era Homesteading Back…

Content: What is Commercial Beekeeping/Migratory Beekeeping? What is Non-Commercial Beekeeping? Urban Beekeeping Backyard Beekeeping History of Commercial Beekeeping in the US Current State of Commercial Beekeeping The Economic Value of Commercial Beekeeping Commercial Beekeeping Impact on Bee Health Impact on…

Contents: Introduction: Bees and Climate Change Climate Change Leading to Habitat Loss Increasing Temperatures and Habitat Loss Droughts and Floods Agricultural Intensification and Human Development Unintended Consequences of Urbanization Climate Change Impact on Overwintering False Springs Effect on Population Growth…

 Contents: What is the Urban Bee Lab (UBL)? The Origin Story of the Urban Bee Lab Past UBL Projects Synthetic Apiary NASA Develop: Pollinator Blue Zones HoneyDNA Mapping Meet the Current UBL Director, Katina Bentley What Kat and the UBL…

Contents: What are Sweat Bees? 7 Quick Facts about Sweat Bees Types of Sweat Bees Physical Characteristics of Sweat Bees Sweat Bees’ Social Behavior Life Cycle of Sweat Bees Sweat Bees’ Nesting Behavior and Habitat Sweat Bees’ Diet Do Sweat…

Contents: What is Sustainable Design?  Why is Sustainable Design Important?  The Origins of Sustainable Design The Seeds of the Modern Environmental Movement The Partisan and Polarizing Response to the Environmental Movement The Formalization of the Green Building Movement and Sustainable…