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10 Tips on How to Help Pollinators in Your Yard

For us in CT, it’s the middle of winter. There isn’t a heck of a lot of snow on the ground, but it is cold… most days anyway. The pollinators we see in droves during…

How Do Honey Bees Survive Cold Temperatures?

We had our first substantial snowfall of the 20/21 winter season here in Southbury, CT this week. Over a foot of snow fell and gave us the chance for a white Christmas! With the snow…

The Perfect Holiday Honey Cookie

We’ve called this the season of giving, the season of light, the season of all things merry and bright. But… let’s not forget… the season of the cookie! Cookie swaps, cookie trays given as gifts,…

Hand rolled beeswax candles, all natural, long-burning candles

The Season of Giving, the Season of Gifts and all Things Merry and Bright!

We’ve taken a feather from the cap of our favorite blogging chicks “Unlocking Connecticut” and put together our own pretty little list of holiday gifts ideas. From us to you! Our products range from the…

The holidays are going to look a little different this year!

OK…that’s an understatement. COVID-19 has knocked us all for a loop in our personal and professional lives. At Little Bee of CT, we’re gearing up for the season of feasts, the season of joy and…

Let’s Give Thanks to the Little Honeybee this Holiday Season…

Without the honeybee, there would be no Thanksgiving Feast! “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more…

Honey: The Natural Sweetener With Some Surprising Health Benefits

“The world is plentiful with honey, but only the humble bee can collect it.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson In our last blog post, we described the difference between truly local honey and honey produced from…

Local Honey Love

Do you love local honey? Are you SURE you’re purchasing local honey? More and more people are understanding the health benefits of local honey – from ingesting the natural pollen for allergy control, to antibacterial…

Chronicles From The Hive: IT’S HARVEST TIME!!!

At Little Bee of Connecticut, we harvest our honey twice a year. Once in mid-June and again in mid-September. We just completed our last harvest of the year this past weekend. I thought it would…

Chronicles from the Hive: Da Bears!

The world is full of famous proverbs. Like “No use crying over spilt milk” or “Laughter is the best medicine”. Beekeeping is no different. Two of the most common I’ve heard over the years are…

10 Fascinating Facts About Our Little Honey Bees

If you follow us on Facebook and Instagram, you’ll see many posts highlighting the fascinating aspects of our favorite pollinator, the honey bee. We want to take a closer look at this amazing little creature…

Nourish Your Skin with Little Bee Body Scrubs and Skin Salves

Your skin is a pretty big deal. And we mean that literally because your skin is the biggest organ you have! It’s a watertight, airtight packaging that carries you from infancy to adulthood, (hopefully in…

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