Our Bee Spy Mira witnessed and captured this magical event recently - a queen bee emerging from her cell. 👑🐝 Incredible!!This hive was trying to swarm, even after taking a split a few weeks prior… It's a very active hive and in a location that had a good winter nectar flow. Consequently, the hive was full of honey and bees early in the spring. The bees must have seen this as an opportune moment to divide and conquer by swarming. As part of her spring maintenance, Mira was removing some spare e

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