Check in often to read the latest news from Pete’s Bees. Here, you can read updates on the hives, find out what we’ve got planned for the next weeks, and maybe learn a thing or two about beekeeping!
Honey! For the first time, Pete’s Bees broke the 500lb mark on our yearly honey harvest. It was a great year for our hives, who had a good head start after surviving the winter so well. Expect an upcoming post detailing how we kept so many of our hives happy last winter, and how we’re […]
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The past year was an exciting one for Pete’s Bees. On Jan 2nd, 2019, we became an official business in the state of Missouri. The spring and summer months saw an expansion of our hives. The BEELZEBUB logo was trademarked this fall. We had our largest honey crop and had out first booth at a […]
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Bath products were not part of the plan. As stated a few times around this site, our main focus has always been on the bees. Honey was definitely an expected byproduct, but the beeswax we have slowly started to accrue was not something we had considered. Only recently have we begun to explore the different […]
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Our first harvest of the year is done, and it was a success! In the next few weeks, we’ll be getting our products ready to sell, but I thought it might be interesting to share some thoughts on this year’s crop. The bees produced quite a bit of honey this year, but we ended up […]
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Just a few short years ago, the answer as to why someone might become a beekeeper was probably a very simple, “Honey.” However, three years into our own adventure, using the term “farming” to describe what we’re doing feels inaccurate. While pollinator conservation is probably a topic deserving of its own article, its impact on […]
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