Can a Vegan Eat Honey?

Can a Vegan Eat Honey?

by | Jan 21, 2020 | Honey

Honey is a wonderfully complex and flavorful source of sweetness and energy. Its flavor and color varies dramatically depending on the nectar source. Honey from flowering plants like clover, alfalfa, and canola is pale or white, with a mild, sweet, neutral flavor....
Is Honey Organic?

Is Honey Organic?

by | Jan 14, 2020 | Honey

Do you ever wonder what, exactly, is in the food you eat? If you’ve ever looked at food labels, you know that figuring out what is in your food can be daunting. Ingredient lists are a seemingly endless list of strange scientific and chemical compound names. Some...
Is Honey Kosher?

Is Honey Kosher?

by | Jan 7, 2020 | Honey

Honey is a delicious treat for many. It can be sweeten foods or drinks. Some use it for medicinal purposes. But can anyone use honey? One question we see a lot is: “Is Honey Kosher?” But before we can answer that question, let’s first take a look at what...
Packaged bees require a certain level of care

Packaged bees require a certain level of care

by | Dec 6, 2019 | Beek's Best

Packaged bees require a certain level of care before they can be placed in a hive. Normally, if it is a warm day out – around 60 degrees or more with little wind and rain, you can get home and get right out to your prepared hive, shake them in and not worry about it....
Woodenware Grades for Western Bee Supplies

Woodenware Grades for Western Bee Supplies

by | Dec 6, 2019 | Beek's Best

This is a general reference of our three different grades – Select/Clear, Commercial and Budget/Economy grades for boxes. The pictures above do not represent a worst-case scenario or a best-case scenario for each grade. In fact, the sides and ends used were randomly...