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🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in the Texas Heat

🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in th...

Charles Agar

I recently brought home a hive from my friends at Shy Coyote Farm in Adkins, Texas—a small organic operation run by Josh and Maggie who grow beautiful veggies for the...

🐝 Let the Bees Bee: A Feral Hive Thriving in th...

Charles Agar

I recently brought home a hive from my friends at Shy Coyote Farm in Adkins, Texas—a small organic operation run by Josh and Maggie who grow beautiful veggies for the...

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Your Hives

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Y...

Charles Agar

The nectar flow is winding down, the supers are heavy, and the bees have done their job. Now it’s time to do yours — and rob them. Pulling honey supers...

📖 This is a Robbery! — How to Pull Honey from Y...

Charles Agar

The nectar flow is winding down, the supers are heavy, and the bees have done their job. Now it’s time to do yours — and rob them. Pulling honey supers...

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

Charles Agar

At CharlieBee, we’re in the thick of honey season — and as jars start filling up, it’s a good time to talk about something that confuses a lot of folks:...

🍯 What Is Real Honey?

Charles Agar

At CharlieBee, we’re in the thick of honey season — and as jars start filling up, it’s a good time to talk about something that confuses a lot of folks:...

Boxes and Bees

Boxes and Bees

Charles Agar

🎥 Watch: “Boxes and Bees” — a short video on where bees build and how to keep beekeeping simple. Bees will build anywhere — owl boxes, squirrel boxes, walls, water...

Boxes and Bees

Charles Agar

🎥 Watch: “Boxes and Bees” — a short video on where bees build and how to keep beekeeping simple. Bees will build anywhere — owl boxes, squirrel boxes, walls, water...

It’s About Timing, Not Time

It’s About Timing, Not Time

Charles Agar

The bees don’t rush. So why should we? In beekeeping — like in life — it’s not about how much time you spend. It’s about when you show up. One...

It’s About Timing, Not Time

Charles Agar

The bees don’t rush. So why should we? In beekeeping — like in life — it’s not about how much time you spend. It’s about when you show up. One...

🐝 Simple, Not Easy: The Truth About Beekeeping

🐝 Simple, Not Easy: The Truth About Beekeeping

Charles Agar

(from The Little Yellow Book of Bees series) Beekeeping looks simple.A box. Some bees. A few tools and a veil. But anyone who’s opened a hive knows: it’s not easy.You...

🐝 Simple, Not Easy: The Truth About Beekeeping

Charles Agar

(from The Little Yellow Book of Bees series) Beekeeping looks simple.A box. Some bees. A few tools and a veil. But anyone who’s opened a hive knows: it’s not easy.You...