The Third Opinion

Welcome, here I post idea, educational content, and general bee-keeping thoughts and opinion. If this is your first time here, please ready the first post, and origin story for the name, The Third Opinion.

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  • The Billion Bee Project – Pat’s mission to save the bees.

    I often hear “save the bee’’ and it is usually in a vague and undefined way. Most beekeepers round their eyes because the question of who’s bees are you saving? Comes to mind. Along with “how are you are going to actually do that” When I say it, I mean my bees and the bees… Read more

  • Essential Beekeeping Equipment: Your Guide to Getting Started

    Are you considering the exciting hobby of beekeeping? Whether you’re just starting out or already an enthusiast, understanding the essential equipment you need is vital for a successful beekeeping journey. In this article, we’ll explore what’s necessary and why, while also providing you with the opportunity to access high-quality equipment and support for your beekeeping… Read more

  • The Bee

    With the many people that come into my store interested in starting in the craft and hobby of bee-keeper there is normally a mountain of questions. The form bellow is both a place for the mountain of questions that you have which will help guild me in my writing and will sign you up to… Read more

  • Pat’s 50-year Plan for regenerative bee-keeping

    Most people can do the math and figure out want week, 35 years into the future, they will be retiring and moving somewhere warm. I don’t have this life planning ability which I feel gives me the licenses to be so bold in magnitude and scale. My plan is both built to grow the number… Read more

  • Looking for Bee-Yards

    I am currently raising money to buy more bees on through Kickstarter And once that is completely funded I will have start finding places for the bees. I would like to start the process of finding apiaries now even though I not completely funded. Here is a link to the kickstarter page at which I… Read more

  • What I really want to do – how I would do it – the assumptions that it assumes

    HarBee’s goal is and always will be to connect people to food, make for a more sustainable/ regenerative beekeeping business and to do well while doing good. The issue as I have spoken about in the last two post is that I don’t think that it works in the current form. I get these waves… Read more

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