The Honeybee Conservancy

Gardening with Bees in Mind

• The Gardener’s Eden, a fantastic blog by talented gardener and designer, Michaela
• Beespotter also has key info about creating turning your garden into a haven for bees

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

• USDA on CCD
• PBS’ “Silence of the Bees”

Beekeeping

• Hive-Mind Honey, an excellent blog on beekeeping.  It also has a Beekeeper’s Reference
• Golden Star Honeybees, which sells top bar beehives
• Bee Landing, and-crafted hobby beehives — made by hobby beekeepers, for hobby beekeepers

Other Bees We Love

• Anna’s Bee World – The love that Anna, an entymologist, has for bees comes through in her writing and stunning close-up bee photography.
• Solitary Bees site, which has great information on solitary bees
• Bumble Bees Dying has information on bumble bees.  It’s reported they’ve suffered declines up up to 96% in the U.S. alone.

Select Organizations

• State-by-state bee organization listings courtesy of Bee Culture magazine
• New York City Beekeeping Meetup
• The London Beekeepers Association
• Melbourne City Rooftop Honey
• Strathcona Beekeepers, located in Vancouver
• Northeast Florida Honey Bee Association

Our Environment

• Dr. Reese Halter, a conservation biologist, has an outstanding blog as well as a book on  bees, which is titled, The Incomparable Honeybee & the Economics of Pollination
• Eric Tourneret’s stunning bee photography
• The Environmental Blog, which keeps you up-to-date on environmental issues
• Treehugger is a favorite site
• Ecorazzi, which serves up the latest in green gossip!
• Pagan Godspell an absorbing blog on ecotheology
• I’ve Got Hives is a great blog by a beekeeper in Kansas.

Some More Sites That Have Got Us Buzzing

• John Stark, an artist.  His recent collection is titled, “Apiculture”
• Mika Holzinger, a fantastic artist.
• Wooden Hive on Etsy, a supporter of The Honeybee Conservancy with great wares
• Blue Leaf Jewelry on Etsy, also a supporter.  She makes lovely jewelry.