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Have a Happy Thanksgiving with Honey!

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*15 Honey-Inspired Recipes for a Sweet Thanksgiving from the National Honey Board. "This is a big week in homes across America – it's Thanksgiving week! The beginning of the holiday entertaining season, we are all looking forward to either welcome family and friends into our home, or traveling to someone else's house for the holiday. It's an exciting time of year when we get to spend quality time with loved ones who we may not have seen for days, weeks, months or even years. Thanksgiving is also known for being one of the most delicious holidays, because nothing brings families together...

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To Our Veterans on Veterans Day - Thank You!

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To our men and women in uniform on Veterans Day and every day thank you for your service from all of us at Bill's Bees.  

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Bill Lewis Speaks at Long Beach Beekeepers Meeting

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"Long-time commercial beekeeper Bill Lewis, of Bill’s Bees, drew the largest crowd of the year to the Sunday meeting of the Long Beach Beekeepers. Along with dispensing tips (Wear a ball cap under your veil to keep the mesh off your face) and tricks (Put a wet sponge in your bee hat to keep you cool), Bill demonstrated hive-inspection techniques (Tip the boxes up and inspect from the bottom, and never open a hive without a purpose in mind), queen-spotting methods and answered a variety of questions from the group. Bill also contributed a box of comb honey for the club raffle,...

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Happy Halloween!

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Halloween: The Haunted History Of BeekeepingVia Historical Honeybee Articles - Beekeeping History Pumpkin was Possessed by Bees!   Caldwell, N. J. 1921. - Ted Farrand is a building inspector and an amateur pumpkin raiser. After the frost three nights ago he went out to the garden and selected a sixty-pounder which he brought into the kitchen. "There's a little bit of a hole in this, Mary," He said to his wife. "I'm afraid it won't keep. So you'd better make some pies." Well, it was along toward noon before Mrs. Farrand got around to it. By that time the big orange thing...

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Bill's Bees' Clyde Steese on Ear Biscuits with Rhett and Link

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What's happening to the world's bee populations? What would happen if they went extinct? Rhett & Link sit down with Clyde Steese of Bill's Bees to find out. Informative and entertaining!
"This podcast could save the world!" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2E-Xt04Sts


 

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