Sue Hubbell: The Librarian Who Became an Ozarks Commercial Beekeeper
Sue Hubbell left a Brown University library career to run 300 hives alone in the Missouri Ozarks, turning the experience into the celebrated memoir A Book of Bees.
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Richard Taylor: The Philosophy Professor Who Wrote America’s Best-Loved Beekeeping Books
Richard Taylor was a Brown-trained metaphysics professor who also ran up to 300 hives and wrote The Joys of Beekeeping, one of America's most-loved beekeeping books.
Thomas Seeley and the Discovery of Honeybee Democracy
Cornell biologist Thomas Seeley spent decades proving that honeybee swarms choose a new nest site through a genuine collective, democratic process run entirely by scout bees.
Honey Cocktails 101: Honey Syrup, Bee’s Knees, and Gold Rush
How to make real honey syrup for cocktails, plus the true histories of two classic honey drinks: the Prohibition-era Bee's Knees and the 1999 Gold Rush.
How to License a Meadery: TTB Bonded Winery Permits
Selling mead commercially requires a federal TTB Bonded Winery permit, since mead is legally regulated as wine. Real forms, bond thresholds, costs, and state-licensing steps most guides skip.
Queen Banking: How Commercial Breeders Store Mated Queens
Queen banking holds caged, already-mated queen bees in a dedicated colony for days to weeks, letting commercial breeders decouple mating from shipping schedules.
Extracting Honey During a Power Outage: What to Do
A power outage mid-harvest means switching to crush-and-strain, not panicking about spoiled honey. Real food-safety facts, cleanup tips, and a generator-vs-manual decision table.
Scholarships and Grants for Beekeeping Education
Real, verified funding for beekeeping education: the Mann Lake EAS conference scholarship, EAS research grants, state association youth scholarships, and more.
Planning Fruit Tree and Garden Pollination With Your Own Bees
A homesteader rarely needs commercial-orchard hive density. Here's how many bees a home orchard actually needs, which fruit trees need cross-pollination, and which garden crops genuinely depend on bees.