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REBEL RANCH A Division of Rebel Ranch, Corp Penrose, Colorado 6,000 feet above sea level American and Disabled Veteran Owned

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Rebel Ranch is:

A member of the Colorado State Beekeepers Association.

A Pesticide Free Zone!

Purchase our book Buzzing Success A Guide to Raising Honeybees for Fun and Profit.

Honey Bee

Our Honey Bee Apiary (bee hives) is inside a secure, electrified bear-proof enclosure. Following the principles and standards of organic beekeeping, our ranch is a pesticide-free zone, and our Bee colonies shall be chemical and drug-free unless directed otherwise for the health of the bees. Being kept as naturally and humanely as possible, our honey bees are pollinators and produce great-tasting natural honey from Clover, Wildflowers, our fruit trees, grapes and berry bushes. We started with two and now have four hives.

Video of our Apiary first day, 2 May 2020. Turn the sound on. Click on the four arrows (bottom right) of the video for a bigger, clear video. [Copyright © Rebel Ranch Owner (videographer)]	Inside the hive five days after introducing the bees. Click on image to see a larger image. [Copyright © Rebel Ranch Owner (photographer)]	Day 25 of new hive. Eggs and Larva (brood) Click on image to see a larger image. [Copyright © Rebel Ranch Owner (photographer)]

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Benefits of Honey Bees

Have you ever heard the term, "Busy as a Bee?" If you take the time to watch bees as they fly from flower to flower to flower, collecting nectar and pollen, then back to the hive, you will know what it means. Worker Bees (female bees) make many trips each day, visiting several thousand flowers up to five miles or more from the hive.

Bees are known as pollinators and are very beneficial. While visiting each flower, some pollen sticks to the tiny hairs on a bee's body, then rubs off and pollinates that flower. The pollen collected from the previous flower sometimes rubs off their body and cross-pollinates. This pollination and cross-pollination is required; some flowers, fruits, vegetables and certain crops won't be produced without it.

Bee with pollen

Several different species of insects produce honey, but bees are the best known and the only insect that produces honey that most people eat. They create honey from the nectar and pollen collected from each flower and plant they visit. The beekeeper then harvests the honey and Beeswax honeycomb. However, enough honey (80 to 100 pounds) must be left in the hive for the Bees to eat when flowers aren't blooming and during winter.

Honey is a sweetener in food and drink, on deserts and other items instead of sugar. It's all-natural, healthier than sugar and tastes much better. Honey is considered "Kosher" for those following the dietary laws of kashrut (kashruth or kashrus).

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Health benefits of Honey

Contains some nutrients

Rich in Antioxidants that can lower blood pressure

Better than sugar for diabetics

Improves cholesterol

Lowers Triglycerides

Linked to heart health

Helps heal burns and wounds

Can suppress coughs

Raw, unfiltered honey from local sources can help reduce allergies

Tastes great

Many others

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Seventy out of 100 major crops and many flowers are pollinated by bees.

Partial list of crops pollinated by Bees

Alphalfa	Carrot	Eggplant	Plum
Almond	Cashew	Fennel	Quince
Apple	Cauliflower	Guava	Rapeseed
Apricot	Celery	Kiwifruit	Safflower
Avocado	Cherry	Macadamia	Sainfoin
Beans	Chestnut	Mango	Sesame
Beet	Chile pepper	Mustard	Soybean
Berries	Clover	Okra	Squash
Broccoli	Coconut	Onion	Strawberry
Brussell sprouts	Coffee	Papaya	Sunflower
Buckwheat	Coriander	Peach	Turnip
Cabbage	Cotton	Pear	Watermelon
Cantaloupe	Cucumber	Peas
Caraway	Currents	Persimmon

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Additional information and photos will be posted soon. Please check back.

This page updated 16 December 2024 @ 1025 Mountain

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