For all of us old hippies and young greenies: let's help each other learn how to keep health bees in a chemical-free way.

The latest buzz on techniques, workshops, and equipment for producing your own queens.

Interested in top-bar hive technology? Here's the place to share what you know and ask questions about what you want to know.

Get advice and reviews of both the various types of equipment, tools, and woodenware available to beekeepers.

"If you know your enemies and know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu may as well have been talking about bee health and colony defense. Prepare yourself with the knowledge necessary to know your enemies - both diseases and pests - and help your bees win the battle for survival.

We all have questions about our craft, especially in the beginning. This is the place to ask about bees, forages, environmental issues, equipment, and techniques. Just remember: if you ask three beekeepers a single question, you're likely to get four different answers!

The place for general discussions about bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers.

Get the inside story on products and suppliers from others who have had experience with them.

Buying, selling, bartering, or giving it away? Here's the marketplace for all kinds of exchanges.

List your available honey, sizes and prices, as well as availability dates.

The bees make the honey, but you need to make the money! From festivals, farmer's markets, and online stores ..... find out how others market their products, what products are selling, and how much they are selling for.

Let us know what you don't like, what you would like to see added or changed, even -gasp! - what you actually like about this forum. This place is yours and can be adapted to suit the needs of our group.

A friendly spot to stop and chat -- we're all friends here, so come on in!