How Long Have Humans Kept Bees?
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Humans have been keeping bees for a very long time, and as beekeepers ourselves, we find the history genuinely humbling. The oldest known evidence goes back to ancient China, as…
What Is The Oldest Known Use of Cannabis?
Cannabis has been part of human life for a remarkably long time. The oldest known use traces back to ancient China, where people used it for medicine and spiritual practice.…
How To Make Cannabis-Infused Drinks
Infusing a warm drink with cannabis is easier than it sounds. Pick a base, infuse it with a little heat, and build your drink from there. The nice part is…
How To Make Biofuel From Hemp
Hemp can be turned into fuel, and not just one kind. Depending on what you’re after and what equipment you have, you can make ethanol, biodiesel, or biogas from the…
A Brief History of Hemp in The US
Hemp went from a crop the U.S. government required colonists to grow, to a federally banned substance, and back to a legal industry, all in about 400 years. It’s a…
How To Recycle HDPE at Home
Recycling plastic at home isn’t just possible, it’s a genuinely fun project. HDPE (high-density polyethylene) is the plastic in milk jugs, detergent bottles, and shampoo bottles, and it melts cleanly…
What is The Future of Hemp?
Hemp has been useful to humans for thousands of years, and it’s not going anywhere. It already shows up in textiles, paper, building materials, and food, and it will keep…
Is Honey Safe?
Honey is the sweet, thick food that bees make from flower nectar. It’s built mostly from carbohydrates, namely fructose and glucose, with small amounts of minerals, vitamins, and amino acids…
Hemp-Based Plastics: A Greener Alternative to Traditional Plastics
Plastic pollution is one of the ugliest environmental problems we’ve got. By some estimates there are over 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world’s oceans, harming marine life,…
Four Common Myths About CBD
CBD has gotten popular fast, and misinformation has kept pace with it. Some of the myths scare people off who might benefit; others set them up for disappointment. Here are…