Raw-Bee's

08/22/2026

Here we go again...

08/22/2026

Just a little note...

08/15/2026

08/15/2026

Almost there.....

08/05/2026

Text or email with attendance information. Bring your suit!

07/04/2026

The Lorena Fire Department is hosting a Fundraiser event today in downtown Lorena and Raw-Bee's has a honey booth!
This is the last of our honey yall, so if you don't want to wait for the next seasonal batch; better come get it!!!
Bring the family, lots of fun stuff for the kids and food.

07/03/2026

In honor of our 250th celebration of America's Independence, let us present to you Founding Fathers who were beekeepers...

Jefferson was an avid student of apiculture and is the one who correctly noted that the honeybees (Apis mellifera) were not native to America. Sadly, he struggled to keep his apiary (over 40 beehives) running and often had to obtain new bees and supplies from other farmers.

Washington, a progressive farmer for his time, was one of the first to build dedicated wooden-box hives to house bees and collect honey more efficiently.

06/18/2026

Honey bee mating is a high-stakes, dramatic event! 🐝
​Here's the visual breakdown of a drone bee's one and only mating flight:
​Stage 1: The initial mounting and secure grip.
​Stage 2: Copulation and the incredibly fast, pressurized eversion of the drone's organ for efficient s***m transfer.
​Stage 3: The 'ge***al explosion.' The mating ends with the organ detaching inside the queen as a 'mating sign,' causing catastrophic injury and an immediate fatality for the drone.
​It's a necessary sacrifice: that single flight provides the queen with millions of s***m, which she can store for her entire 5+ year lifespan to support her vast colony. Nature’s reproduction is both brutal and incredibly optimized.