Home Grown Bee will be closed December 22nd- February 1st!

All orders placed between December 22nd- February 1st will be filled after our winter break!

Check out our online course and in-hive workshops!

Home Grown Bee will be closed December 22nd- February 1st!

All orders placed between December 22nd- February 1st will be filled after our winter break!

Check out our online course and in-hive workshops!

Beekeeping Resources

Beekeeping resources to help you learn about bees, hive management, honey and more!

'Dead Outs'- What to do when your hive doesn't make it through winter.

'Dead Outs'- What to do when your hive doesn't make it through winter.

Despite our best efforts, we may lose our precious colony over the long, cold, wintering months. While losing a colony may not be uncommon, it is always deeply upsetting and... Read More
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The ‘smoker:’ why do we use smoke in a honeybee hive?

You may have seen photos of beekeepers posing near the hive with metal contraptions billowing with smoke. These are our bee smokers, or simply known as a ‘smoker.’             The... Read More
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The ‘smoker:’ why do we use smoke in a honeybee hive?
Yellow Jacket Wasp

How to Protect your Honeybee Hive from Wasps

Every year as the weather increases in temperature and we begin to relax into thecomfortable rhythm of summer, we are joined by our favourite pests—the wasp. Here's how to protect...
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The Honeybee Sting

The Honeybee Sting - Myths and Facts   Contrary to popular belief, the only members of the colony that possess stingers are the females. The female members of the colony... Read More
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The Honeybee Sting
Why Bees Produce Beeswax

Why Bees Produce Beeswax

How Beeswax is Made One of the main components of a beehive consist of an incredible substance called beeswax. Beeswax is produced by 4 pairs of glands located on the... Read More
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Varroa Mite & the Sugar Shake Method

Whether your beekeeping journey is well on its way or you recently received your first nucleus colony, you've probably heard a fellow beekeeper utter the words ‘varroa mite.’ Although what... Read More
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Varroa Mite & the Sugar Shake Method
What is a Swarm?

What is a Swarm?

Have you ever seen a clump of bees hanging off your neighbour’s tree, wondering “I don’t remember seeing that yesterday?” That is a swarm- half of a beekeeper’s precious colony... Read More
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Hibernation: A peek inside our wintering hives

To best set up your hive for overwintering success you may want to consider these three questions...
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Hibernation: A peek inside our wintering hives
Why buy local honey?- how local honey could be healthier for you

Why buy local honey?- how local honey could be healthier for you

Honey is the by-product of a colony’s surrounding flowers. The oldest members of the hive, called the foragers, are responsible for locating and extracting pollen and nectar from nearby resources...
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