The Muzik Hive & Hens

05/28/2026

Did You Know? 🧐

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that causes recurring seizures.

The facts:
• 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy during their lifetime.

• A seizure happens because of sudden
abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

• Stress, lack of sleep, illness, flashing lights, and missed medications can trigger seizures for some people.

• With proper treatment, many people with epilepsy live full, active lives.

Our family’s experience is with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE).

🐝IGE is a group of epilepsy syndromes believed to have a genetic link.

🐝IGE often begins during childhood or the teenage years.

🐝Sleep deprivation is one of the most common seizure triggers.

🐝Not all seizures look the same!

Common seizure types with IGE include:
• Absence seizures
• Myoclonic seizures
• Tonic-clonic seizures

We’ll be sharing more about each seizure type next time.

05/20/2026

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05/19/2026

Stoop kids 😎

When it’s very hot outside, bees will come out of the hive and hang out on the front of it. The term for this in beekeeping is bearding. They do this to reduce the number of bees inside the hive, which helps lower the internal temperature.

The bees remaining inside will fan their wings to circulate air. 🪭

With fewer bees inside, the airflow moves more efficiently and helps cool the hive. Bees work hard to keep their brood (larvae) from overheating.

05/16/2026

Everyone was on their best behavior because the chief honey taste tester was in the bee yard today, checking on progress.

She helped open a swarm we caught at her great-grandfather’s property, and she got to see the queen!

05/14/2026

🍯🐝 Introducing Honey That Helps 🐝🍯
Our give-back initiative from our own backyard.

While some of my ideas are a little hairbrained and not always fully thought out (remember the quail story? 😅), this isn’t one of those. Actually, I’m pretty proud of this one.

This winter, I had the idea to give back — and more importantly, to teach our kids about giving back. Honey That Helps was born with that in mind. The idea is to paint and decorate honey supers to support different causes throughout the season.

First up, we’re supporting the Epilepsy Foundation. 💜

In the fall of 2022, our nephew and the girls’ cousin, Tanner, was diagnosed with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE). At first, epilepsy sounded like a big, scary word. But over the last 3.5 years, we’ve learned something important: Tan is just a regular boy — and awareness replaces fear.

✨Today we added our second super, and we’re anxiously awaiting this honey. 🍯🐝

A portion of proceeds from these honey sales will be donated to the National Epilepsy Foundation for research and support.

You can learn more at epilepsy.com, and follow along as we spread awareness, share what we’re learning, and watch Honey That Helps unfold this season. 💜🍯

05/12/2026

Lots of eggs looking for a fridge to call their own! Who needs some?! Happy to drop off 🫶🏻

$5 dozen

05/05/2026

Swarm season is a roller coaster ride 🎢

We had a swarm land in our gum tree which was so exciting 📈 we added a super appealing swarm trap and thought they had moved in💃🏼

Turns out they ghosted us like a bad date!📉

Then today Bryan comes home to another swarm moving in with zero commitment issues 🤝

Yay for newbees and freebees!

05/03/2026

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Did you know...?

A single worker bee produces just 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its entire life. Every drop you enjoy represents the effort of thousands of bees working together.

And that honey? It’s pretty remarkable. It’s one of the only foods that never spoils. Jars found in ancient tombs are still perfectly edible thanks to honey’s natural resistance to bacteria.

But bees aren’t just hard workers - they’re smart, too. With brains the size of a sesame seed, honeybees can learn, remember locations, and become more efficient over time. Their sense of smell is so sharp they can distinguish between hundreds of flowers and even detect whether a bloom has pollen or nectar from several feet away.

Most importantly, bees play a critical role in our ecosystem. Without them, many crops and wild plants would struggle, or fail, to reproduce. 🐝

05/01/2026

Honey is loading ⏳

We’re extremely picky and will wait until our frames are completely capped to harvest. That’s our integrity 🫡

04/30/2026

✨The buzz on pollen ✨

You know that green/yellow cloud that covers all our patio furniture and cars?! It ruins outdoor plans and wreaks havoc on our allergies.

🐝 Bees collect pollen as a vital food source for their colonies. When a bee lands on a flower, tiny pollen grains stick to the hairs on its body. The bee then brushes this pollen into special structures on its legs called pollen baskets and carries it back to the hive. Inside the hive, pollen is mixed with nectar and enzymes to form “bee bread,” which serves as a primary source of protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals. This nutrient-rich food is especially important for feeding growing larvae.

As bees move from flower to flower gathering pollen, they also transfer it between plants, helping with pollination and enabling plants to reproduce.🌼

It’s fun to watch the hive and see the colors of pollen as the bees return to the hive

Do you see the pollen pants on the bees heading into the hive!? 🕺🏻