Bee fact of the day: When starting beekeeping, you have to start with a colony of bees instead of starting with a single queen.

Bee fact of the day: Did you know honey contains an anti-inflammatory agent? It also stimulates tissue growth and promotes healing and prevents scarring (The Beekeepers Handbook).

Bee fact of the day: All of the characteristics of honey (color, taste, consistency, etc. ) are affected by both the type of honey and the weather conditions in the area (The Beekeepers Bible).

Also, look out! We will be hosting a t-shirt fundraiser for MO Hives. Shirts will be on sale for $20 and all proceeds will go to help us achieve our mission.

Preparation has continued at the apiary. We are so excited for the 2023 Nature Action Crew to begin!!

We were so excited to have the Classy Clovers over for a tour of the apiary. They were some cool kids ;)

Shout out to the team who is continuously working extremely hard to make the apiary run smoothly. We are so happy we get to work for them.

Bee fact of the day: the Magna Carta, a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John in year 1215, legalized the harvesting of wild honey by common folk.

Bee fact of the day: when beginning bee keeping, start of with a colony of bees.

Nature Action Crew is in full swing and we’re so excited!!!

This week Dr Pierson gave the MO Hives crew a demo about drone safety & flight preparation. Micah & PJ our other certified drone pilots, helped out with providing helpful tips and information. Get ready to fly with the MO Hives crew!!

Day #1 Complete- Framing for insulation The LM2 Construction and Consulting first day working on the GEHA Graden to Table Test Kitchen

The LM2 construction crew finished framing and insulation today !! One of the window is also finished and itxs all looking great! 🎉🎊👏🏽

Check out MOHives apiary. Our Bees our very active today enjoying the weather, flying around , and hanging out. 🐝🤩 The Bees are doing their cleansing flights today ! Usually on warm winter days, the whole hive goes out to use the restroom since they're too polite (and hygenic)

A BIG thank you to Dr Tamra Reall for visiting the apiary to consult on PJ's MO Hives Bugfolio Project. MO Hives KC Bugfolio : A Hyper-Local Field Guide This guide will feature Wildlife images by Insect Enthusiast and Beekeeping Lead, PJ Van Nieuwenhuyse

Today we Celebrate the first day of Women’s History Month!!! 😊

Check out our amazing Fire we made Wednesday, a very cold day at the apiary but we were nice and warm.🪵🔥