As a new-bee you can learn a lot by looking and observing your hive. Here are two behaviours that can sometimes be confused. Swarming and orientation flights. Swarming: Swarming is a honey bee colony's natural means of reproduction. In the process of swarming, a single colony splits into two or more distinct colonies. The queen leaves and about half the hive follows, workers filled with honey stores, to find and make a new home. Orientation flights: Bees take orientation flights in the days prec

How does honey harvesting *really* work? ​ ​Jake, one of our Texas beekeepers, gave us a great explanation of how beekeepers harvest their honey. You'll notice he doesn't mention any cooking or filtering, just separating the beeswax from the honey in the final step.​ That's an important detail. Raw & unfiltered honey contains the natural nutrients, antioxidants, and pollens that the bees put inside. They're the fingerprint of each honey that makes it unique. | Local Hive Honey