Tranquil Hive Honey Co.

We are asked quite often what's the difference between typical honey and Manuka honey. In recent years (with social media) the healing...

We share this photo with humbleness. We loss our first colony this winter. If you take a good look, you will see a terrifying number of...

Honeybees are incredible (well we think so anyway). You may know that they keep intruders out of their hives by stinging or balling them....

Heater bees Did you know that one of the worker bee jobs in the colony can be working as a heater bee? What does that mean? Pretty much...

We often receive calls and messages about missing (or dead) queens that have turned into laying worker situations. These individuals have...

We are asked fairly often if honeybees know their keeper. There is much debate over whether bees know who they keep. Yes, you read that...

With the warmer weather the past few days, our hives have been incredibly active. Bees have been out doing cleansing flights, gathering...

Just when you thought bees couldn't get any cooler, scientist found new information about just how smart they are. In a recent study of...

Did you know that worldwide there are over 20,000 known species of bees? In the US alone there are over 4,000 that are native to North...

Wait... dead bees can be a good thing??? Yes, but in small quantities. Let us explain. During the winter it can be hard to tell if your...

We have all heard about the decline of both the honeybee and bumble bee, especially lately. However, there seems to be little information...

Did you know that bees make bread? Yup, they sure do. However, not in the same way you are probably thinking. Beebread is a mixture of...

Have you ever found bees floating in your pool, birdbath other body of water? Have you ever thought "why are bees so attracted to my...

Honeybees do some pretty amazing things, but did you know they can dance? One dance in particular is called the waggle dance. The dance...

Bees do in fact breathe in oxygen however it is different from how we do. They do not have lungs like humans or gills like many other...

Recently we were speaking with a few individuals who were confused when they saw a bee on a warmer December day. We were asked why the...

What is beekeeping really all about? I guess that all depends on who you ask. Some may say it's about saving the bees. Some may say it's...

Is it crystalizing? Welcome to pure, raw honey! That's right! Crystallization doesn't mean the honey went bad. Let us explain... Honey...

The Bees Knees?? What does that mean? Who says that? Do bees REALLY have knees? Apparently, the phrase was popular in the 1920's and if...

Beeswax is a natural wax that honeybees produce. The only bees in the hive that produce it are the young worker bees (females) in the...