3 Dirty Ingredients to Avoid in Your Medicine Cabinet (and 5 to Add)
When you're feeling under the weather, all you want to do is feel better. So you open your medicine cabinet and pull out an expired bottle of neon-colored cough syrup—or pull out a pack of candy co...
Migratory Pollination... Are We Asking Too Much of Bees?
We live in a pollination nation. Migratory pollination is the way the majority of beekeepers make money—over two-thirds of the US honey bee population gets trucked across the country from season to...
UNVEILED: Ariella Daly, Beekeeper in a Skirt
Do you think you'd have the guts to practice beekeeping in a skirt? Well, Ariella Daly sure does. This self-proclaimed 'honey bee wild woman' has been practicing natural beekeeping for 8 years in N...
How to Keep Cool Like a Bee
Summer heat waves can be a real struggle without the refreshingly cool blast of air conditioning—major respect for humankind before the invention of central air! But if you're overheating in your h...
UNVEILED: The Beekeeping Journey of Steph Munro (Munro Honey Co)
When Steph Munro was strolling through her local garden center to buy plants, she had no idea that her life path was about to take a major turn. As it turned out, her local bee society was there, t...
Beauty Starts with B.Powered!
Get ready for that clear, dewy complexion you’ve always wanted. No, it doesn’t involve expensive beauty serums, invasive procedures, or hours of super hot yoga. It's as easy as loading up on your h...
UNVEILED: Tara Chapman of Two Hives Honey
What do you do when you’re tired of working for the U.S. government? If you’re Tara Chapman, you take up beekeeping. After almost 10 years working for the U.S. government—doing intelligence and ove...
Strawberry Almond Salad with Honey Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette
{We are thrilled to share this delicious guest post from Macy over at Paleo Crumbs. Needless to say, we've already whipped together a jar of this dressing and stashed it in the fridge for our lunch...
UNVEILED: Beekeeping with Stephanie Taylor
Here at BKN, we have a bit of an obsession with bees. Hailing from Canada, beekeeper Stephanie Taylor (@that_girls_a_keeper), opens in a new tab has a similar love affair. We caught up with Stephan...
The A, B, Cs of Adaptogenic Herbs
Right now, adaptogenic herbs are creating quite a buzz in the wellness world. They are showing up everywhere, from juice bars to crystal-packed Instagram feeds to alchemical wellness cookbooks. But...
Why You Should *Bee* Obsessed with Broccoli Sprouts
You may think your salads already have enough superfoods in them, but have you heard about sprouts? Sprouts are a salad superstar that never gets enough credit.
Here's the deal: any veggie can be s...
How Climate Change Is Hurting the Bees
Polar bears aren’t the only ones getting screwed by our rapidly shifting climate. Bees are seriously struggling with climate change—as if they didn’t have enough problems already.
Because they'...