We share our experience with queen-less hives, combining hives, and honey bee foraging options in Seattle, WA.

Local honey makes a meaningful holiday gift — and this December we are hosting a small honey and craft sale to help Seattle shoppers find something truly local. Join us for conversation, coffee, and a chance to do some genuinely local Christmas shopping. Everything here was made in Seattle. Honey, Jewelry, and Soap from Seattle We are selling Seattle Urban Honey alongside handmade jewelry and...

We tested different varroa mite treatments on our hives in Seattle and share the results of our experiments.

Her Majesty was not deposed. The throne remains in the hands — or rather, the wings — of the nasty grumpy queen. The honey bee queen replacement effort continues. Searching Six Boxes for the Queen We hunted through the entire hive — all 6 boxes and 60 frames of angry, buzzing bees — trying to find the queen. We went from the bottom up, then...

I am not happy today. The result of three bee stings to the face through my veil: I am puffed up like a chipmunk. I understand that this goes with the beekeeping territory. However, I wish I did not respond to bee venom quite so spectacularly. Dealing with an Aggressive Honey Bee Hive We have a grumpy hive. Aggressive behavior in honey bees is usually...

Yes — we have honey! After a cold, slow spring and early summer in Seattle, the honey bee harvest is finally here. It has been such an unusual season that I genuinely was not sure we would get surplus honey this year. As it turned out, the bees were simply waiting for the right weather window and then packed it in fast. First Seattle Honey...