8 Your Backyard Bees
Readers share their prized photographs of bees and beekeepers.
10 Growing a Bee-Friendly Organic Garden
Learn four ways to attract pollinators to your garden and help them flourish.
14 Getting to Know Your Bees
The sweet truth about the life and times of one of humankind’s most important social insects.
22 Beginning With Honeybees
Feel that first tingle of bee fever.
32 Build Your Own Beehive
Create your own bee condo and save money in the process.
36 The Difference Between Beehives
Beekeeper details the pros and cons of the three top beehive designs: Top-Bar, Warre, and Langstroth.
39 10 Items to Take to the Bee Yard
Honeybees are a fact of life for this experienced Illinois beekeeper.
40 The Difference Between a Package and a Nuc
Discover which way to purchase bees is best for the start of your hive.
42 How to Install a Package of Bees
Your bees have arrived in the mail … now what?
45 5 Things to Know Before Getting Bees
Experienced beekeeper broadens her world view with the help of bees.
46 Harness a Swarm
Honeybees don’t have to come at an expensive price. This spring and summer, consider the free alternative.
50 Wholesome as Honey
Famous as a sweet treat, this bee staple is packed with good nutrition and health.
54 Nectars in Nature
What’s your favorite type of honey? Learn what factors play into honing the besttasting honey.
59 Beekeeping With a Honeybee Allergy
I had never had a problem with honeybees, so I didn’t think too much of being stung three times in short order.
60 Bee Byproducts
Honey is but one of the items created by everindustrious honeybees.
64 How to Clean, Melt, and Store Beeswax
Follow these steps for clean wax to use anyway you like.
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66 Honey Extraction and Processing
Learn how to extract, process, and store honey with step-by-step instructions.
68 How to Build a Honey Extractor
You can make an inexpensive honey extractor from simple materials available at your local hardware store.
72 A Dish of Honey
A variety of recipes demonstrates how nature’s sweetener can become a vital and versatile ingredient in your cooking repertoire.
78 5 Things New Beekeepers Should Not Worry About
Forget your fears when it comes to these beginning beehive concerns.
82 Common-Sense Beekeeping Safety
Bees are defensive by nature, so don’t set off their warning bells.
87 Re-queening a ‘Hot’ Hive in 10 Steps
Completely change the behavior of your bees quickly and easily with the help of this step-by-step guide.
88 Solving Bee Behavior Problems
Understanding normal bee behaviors is essential to identifying unusual behavior and correcting any problems.
91 Saving the Honeybee
Business educates future beekeepers.
94 Resources
Check out these websites for everything you need to become the best beekeeper.
