Cross Comb: Why it Happens and What You Can Do About It

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July 2, 2020

Cross Comb: Why it Happens and What You Can Do About It

It’s a moment beekeepers dread. You head out to your hive to pay your bees a visit and see how they’re doing. As you open it up and go to pull out a frame, you’re faced with a frustrating and confusing sight. Your bees have built comb across frames, making […]
March 27, 2020

Crafting With Beeswax

You don’t have to be a beekeeper to love beeswax. Honestly. This hive product is malleable, versatile, and gentle on the skin, making it perfect for crafting. If you’re not familiar with beeswax or you want to know more, read on, my bee-loving friend. We have all sorts of beeswax […]
December 19, 2019

The Gifts that Bees Give

During the holiday season, we think about the gifts we get and the gifts we give. But what about the gifts we get during the rest of the year? When it comes to bees, they give us so much that it’s easy to take them for granted. From their inspiring […]
February 20, 2017

10 helpful uses for beeswax

In this post, the Beepods team shares some of their favorite uses of beeswax.  In a Beepods Vented-Top-Bar Hive, more wax is produced and will need to be cycled out over time.   Here are our 10 best uses of beeswax and some of our favorite recipes. Beeswax is a powerful […]
December 4, 2015

Save the Comb!

  By Laura Maigatter   Hello Everyone!  I hope you’ve had a lovely winter so far. Winter means different things to different people, but to me it means it’s time for Winter Projects. All those things you’ve been putting off all year- like what to do with all that comb?!? […]