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7 Fascinating Facts About the Queen Bee

The queen bee is essential to the life of the hive. Though her fate is determined before she is born, her life is far from royal. Her sole role in the hive is that of reproduction and she only leav...

Puna Lava Flow Fundraiser Results

Mahalo! With your help, we raised over $1,200 for the Hawaii Community Foundation's Hawaii Island Volcano Relief Fund. The fundraiser is currently over. However, if you missed it, you can always m...

Planting for Pollinators in Hawaii

It's important to provide a food source for pollinators in your outdoor space. Some common ornamentals, although attractive to us, do not provide food for bees such as: bird of paradise, plumeria, ...

Fundraiser for Lava Victims

As the lava from Kilauea volcano continues to flow through the Puna district on the Island of Hawaii, we have created a fundraiser to help those who have been displaced. 100% of the proceeds from ...

Behind the Scenes at Big Island Bees

Aloha honey-loving, bee enthusiasts! Want to learn more about how our honey farm operates? The party is on our Instagram page where we go live almost daily from our honey packing facility, museum ...

Benefits of Honey for Your Skin

We all know that honey is delicious to eat and it's sugars are digested by your body much better than other sugars, but did you know that honey is good for your skin? Honey is used in bandaging to...

The Story of Lehua & It's Current Plight

How to Make Beeswax Candles At Home

Real Versus Fake Honey

Do orchids produce nectar?

Do orchids produce nectar? Yes! About two thirds of the 30,000 orchids in the world produce nectar and pollen.

Creative Bees

We have creative bees! When given the opportunity, they will make their own designs.

Around the watering hole. Taking a break from producing raw, organic honey.

Around the watering hole. Yes, even bees need water, but the amount they need to produce 1 teaspoon of honey is infinitesimal compared to the amount of water required to produce a teaspoon of sugar.

A beekeeper’s art: Interview with Garnett Puett

Our beekeeper, Garnett Puett, had his work displayed at a recent show at the Channel Gallery in Honolulu. You can find his interview with The Offsetter arts magazine here: http://theoffsetter.com/a...

Looking for a book for honey lovers?

  Considering how long people have been using honey, it’s no surprise that there is a wealth of knowledge about honey, and infinite recipes using it. If you are looking for a book for a real honey ...

Beekeeping and Honey Museum Grand Opening!

Over 50 family, friends, and neighbors gathered on October 28 to celebrate the opening of our honey and beekeeping museum.The event commenced with a Buddhist blessing by Reverend Jiko Nakade from K...

Raw Hawaiian Honey Versus Processed Honey

The attached audio news report, which Brownfield Ag News has generously allowed us to use, provides an excellent summary of the benefits of raw honey, and an interesting anecdote about raw honey fo...

Honey Quality: Do You Know What Your Bees Are Eating?

Most of us have heard the old adage: You are what you eat. And many people recognize that the quality of meat and dairy products is directly related to how animals are raised and what they eat. But...

Small Hive Beetle Threatens Hawaii’s Export of Queen Bees

The attached article describes the challenge Hawaii’s beekeepers and queen bee breeders face since the small hive beetle found its way to Hawaii. It has dramatically increased the complexity and di...

Summer Vacationing to Hawaii-Do You Know How to Travel with Your Honey?

As a reminder, we’ve been told informally that Big Island Bees’ honey is one of the most frequently confiscated items for travelers returning to the mainland from Hawaii. We receive a number of ema...

Macadamia blossom honey is here!

The honeybees are placed in the Macadamia Nut orchards of the Big Island from December to April. There they skip from flower to flower, pollinating the trees and foraging for nectar. In Spring, the...

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