Beekeeping is not a difficult hobby to get started. Sure, it poses some challenges here and there. It may even be confusing beginner beekeepers. Heck, even experienced beekeepers find...

How much does a gallon of honey weigh? One-gallon of raw honey will average 12 pounds (5.44 kg). 8 fluid ounces of honey (1 cup) weighs 12 ounces (0.34 kg). However, there are factors that...

Honey bee anatomy features five unique characteristics to help tell them apart from other insects. Exoskeleton - an outer shell that keeps the body protected. 3 primary body parts - the head,...

Brood Box vs. Honey Super A brood box, or brood chamber, is the space in a beehive that the queen bee lays its eggs. The honey super is the space worker bees use to produce and store honey. Each...

What Food Group is Honey In? Honey doesn't fall under a specific food group of the food pyramid, but the FDA has classified it as a carbohydrate and categorized it as nutritive sugar or...

Bee's are excellent pollinators and produce delicious honey. But those aren't the only interesting thing about them! Their unique bodies have fascinated us for years. In this post, we’ll look...