The Happy Keeper

07/22/2026

Fun with butterflies. The monarchs and swallowtails are everywhere this time of year!

11/26/2025

Take advantage of some great Black Friday deals! Galena Farms is offering 30% off their entire site!

Galena Farms has the widest selection of well known beehive brands like Hoover Hives, NuBees, and Busy Bees 'N' More. Whether you're looking for an Amish made hive, a wax coated hive, or just an affordable hive for your new apiary, we have all the beekeeping supplies you'll need to begin your journe...

04/28/2025

It's so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day chores of life. But then someone contacts you and says "You're so lucky you get to do what you love & be successful! Let's talk" and you're reminded. Check out my episode on the podcast Inner Power Insights.

Inner Power Insights · Episode

03/05/2025

12 years ago I moved to Hawaii for an internship to learn how to do something I loved but wasn't very good at. I made video about the lessons I've learned from this experience.

Twelve years of keeping bees in Philly & Hawaii has been a unique experience. From the stupid things I've done to the reasons why I kept going when I wanted ...

02/14/2025

A three year old, a five year old, some non washable paint and carpet. What could go wrong ? 🫣

02/04/2025

Going live on YouTube this Friday at 8pm EST. Hope you can make it! We'll be talking about bees at this time of year. Did you know this is when the queen starts laying again here in Southeast PA? And with brood now in the hive, that means...
https://www.youtube.com/live/2PhKi1Id-fA?feature=shared

02/03/2025

Beekeepers have a lot of words they use to refer to what bees are doing. Do you know what they all mean?

Festooning, queen cage, queen cup, queen cell, queenless hive, supersedure. What do all these beekeeping terms mean? Let's go through them, real fast and wit...

01/31/2025

Just spent $320 on supplies! Will share in my next beekeeper's diary video. I got:
• smoker
• hive tool
• veil and helmet
• 2 feeders
• Entrance reducer
• honey b healthy
• amino boost
• pollen
Doesn't seem like a lot for how much money it cost! 🤔

01/24/2025

What kind of suits does everyone have? My suit just came in the mail. Love the ventilated fabric. Will see how it does with the stings.

I started keeping bees 12 years ago in PA. It didn't go well so I moved to Hawaii to learn beekeeping from the pros. After 11 years in Hawaii, we sold EVERYT...

01/13/2025

Have you seen the documentary Honeyland? What did you think of it?