Are you looking for unique Christmas gifts this year? We have some really great, amazing products from our apiary, Bubba’s Beez. We have: Lip balms in 3 unique flavors Body balms in two scents (Bubba’s Body Balm and Queen’s Body Balm) Soaps in 3 different scents (Honey Almond, Lemon Drop, and Oatmeal, Milk and Honey)…
Click the image below to view the story of how Bubba’s Beez came to be. (This is my son, Bubba).
If you’re interested in beekeeping and aren’t sure how to go about starting your first hive, you can read all about it from my very own son, James aka Bubba Duke with Bubba’s Beez. For the past two years Bubba wrote the Beekeeping 101 column for Molly Green Magazine. In his articles, he outlines step-by-step how…
This is the time of year that we start preparing for splitting the bee hives. James was fortunate to find a former beekeeper selling all of his equipment, including old hives, frames and even an extractor. He made a heck of a deal and scored 10 new boxes with frames, extra…
Propolis is the “glue” that bees make to fill in the gaps or small spaces in their hives. It is this glue that makes it difficult to separate the hive boxes when Johnny and James inspect the hives. The amazing thing about propolis is that it is believed to have many healing properties: Antimicrobial (antibiotic…
Learn how to make propolis tincture! Propolis is the “glue” that bees make to fill in the gaps or small spaces in their hives. It is this glue that makes it difficult to separate the hive boxes when Johnny and James inspect the hives. The amazing thing about propolis is that it is believed to…
Last night we attended our monthly beekeepers meeting and as always, it was very enlightening. We watched a video called The Vanishing of the Bees, a documentary regarding Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It was very informative. The documentary interviewed both commercial beekeepers as well as holistic beekeepers and even the typical, backyard beekeepers. One commercial…
