Beehive & Honey Events in the Bay Area through June, 2026 Date Event Location Feb 28, 2026 Intro to Beekeeping (SFBA Class) San Francisco Mar 28, 2026 Intro to Beekeeping (SFBA Class) San Francisco Monthly, through June 4, 2026 Beekeepers’ Guild meetings San Mateo County Monthly (2nd Tue) Alameda County Beekeepers talks Alameda County May […]
BuzzBox: AI Audio in Beekeeping
BuzzBox uses AI audio analysis to “listen” for distress cues—buzzing patterns that signal queen loss, swarming prep, or stress—alerting beekeepers before issues escalate. Machine learning models can interpret hive sound data to classify conditions such as queenlessness or colony stress, supporting early intervention. BuzzBox is a product of BeeBuilt, a company that believes in sustainability […]
BeeWise: AI Wisdom for Beekeeping
BeeWise is a solar-powered autonomous AI-powered hive that uses sensors, cameras, computer vision, and predictive analytics to monitor hive conditions, regulate temperature, apply treatments, manage pests, and even automate honey harvesting. BeeWise alerts beekeepers about diseases, pests, hunger, and more, reducing manual labor dramatically. The company was started by a commercial beekeeper, Eliyah Radzyner, who […]
Hive Genie & Hive Tracks
HiveGenie helps beekeepers remotely monitor the health, activity, and status of their honeybee colonies. HiveGenie uses sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, Carbon Dioxide and light levels and the hive weight changes. Remote monitoring helps reduce travel time and expenses for the beekeepers. The system is equipped with alarms that alert beekeepers to any problems. Beekeepers […]
Mead Recipe Favored by Queen Elizabeth I
Charles Bulter, the “Father of English Beekeeping” was a logician, grammarian, apiarist and Queen Elizabeth I’s beekeeper. In his 1609 book The Feminine Monarchie or The Historie of Bees, Butler detailed the Queen’s favorite mead recipe. The recipe has been adapted by several mead makers. The original recipe is below it includes ginger, lemon peel, […]
Ithaca’s Biggest Beehive Owner: William L. Coggshall vs today’s largest beehive owners
In 1880, with limited technology and only wagons to use for transportation, William L. Coggshall was the biggest beehive owner in Ithaca, NY and probably the biggest beehive owner in the U.S., owning more than 4,000 beehives. This article describes the technology of beekeeping and on page 5 mentions William L. Coggshall’s hives in Ithaca, […]
The UN’s Theme for World Bee Day May 20, 2025
The UN designated May 20 as World Bee Day in 2017 and every year, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) sets a theme for the day. On March 6, 2025, FAO announced the theme for World Bee Day 2025. The theme celebrates the “vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ensuring global food […]
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Malaysia’s Tualang Honey & Bee Products Lengthen Telomeres
At the end of each chromosome, or cell is a DNA structure called Telomere. As our cells divide, the telomeres get shorter and shortening of telomeres over time, contributes to age related diseases. Dr. Andrew Valdez, St Thomas’ Hospital, London published research in 2005 showing that telomeres are shortened by about 27 kbp per year […]
Honey Can Improve Exercise and Help Muscle Building
Several honey brands are marketed to athletes and body builders. These brands advertise that honey can improve gym performance because it is a natural source of quick-digested carbohydrates, potentially aiding muscle recovery during and after exercise. This 2021 study, from the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Japan, showed that giving heart patients honey […]
Patagonia’s Ulmo Honey: an Antibacterial and Cancer Inhibitor
Patagonia’s bees make monofloral honey from the flowers of the Ulmo (Eucryphia cordifolia), a white flowering tree; (Ulmo is Spanish for Elm). Patagonia is untouched by commercial agriculture and the harmful effects of pesticides. Dr. Orla Sherlock, a Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, compared Ulmo Honey to Manuka Honey and […]