{"id":50,"date":"2023-12-20T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmandfleet.com\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:38:24","slug":"whats-the-buzz-why-try-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmandfleet.com\/blog\/whats-the-buzz-why-try-beekeeping\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Buzz on Beekeeping?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the many benefits of beekeeping.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Beekeeping has been rediscovered with the resurgence of local food movements and an interest in hobby farming. As a hobby, beekeeping is growing all over the U.S. And it’s easy enough that you, too, can start your own beehive in your backyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bees can thrive in both rural and urban areas. And many large cities, such as Chicago and New York City, allow urban beekeeping on city rooftops. However, it’s always best to check with your local ordinances before beginning your hives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you begin beekeeping, make sure you read up on beekeeping and stock up on the necessary supplies<\/a>. This includes protective clothing<\/a> and beekeeping tools<\/a>, all of which are available at Blain’s Farm & Fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n

Extracting Honey From the Hive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

The biggest goal for many beekeepers is what bees are most well known for: honey, which is made from the nectar of flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a honey bee pollinates a plant or flower, they are collecting the plant’s nectar. Once the honey bee returns to the hive, they transfer the nectar to the worker bees. The worker bees then store it in the honeycombs, where it turns into honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beekeepers harvest the honey inside the hive using extracting supplies. Extracted honey<\/a> has many uses, from moisturizers in beauty products, to a natural sweetener for your tea! You can even sell local honey at farmer’s markets or to your friends and family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honey has also been used as a homeopathic remedy and can be incorporated in many different recipes<\/a>. In fact, a single hive can produce up to 100 pounds of honey in a year!<\/p>\n\n\n

A Bunch of Beeswax<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

A secondary product that beekeepers also extract is beeswax. Beeswax is made by the worker bees in the hive to build their honeycomb, raise their brood or bee larvae, and to store the honey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When used for human consumption, beeswax has many uses<\/a> such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n