🐝 Honey Bee Stories
Honey Bee Stories explores the honey bee subspecies of the world and the beekeepers who keep them.
Our channels
Each channel has a page of books and gear we recommend for going further, plus a link to its latest videos.
🐔 Chicken Breed Origins
Chicken Breed Origins tells the stories behind heritage breeds like the Orpington, Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red.
🐕 Dog Breed Origins
Dog Breed Origins traces how breeds like the Labrador, Border Collie and Siberian Husky came to be.
🍅 Food Origins
Food Origins digs into the history of heirloom foods, from the Black Krim and Brandywine tomatoes to the Green Zebra.
⚔️ Historic Battles
Historic Battles revisits the fights that changed history, from Thermopylae and Agincourt to Waterloo.
🧭 Lost Expeditions
Lost Expeditions follows explorers who vanished or nearly did: Franklin, Scott, Fawcett and Andrée.
Who we are
Sites By Andrew is a small, independent media company in Virginia run by Andrew Smith. We make short, researched documentaries about the history behind everyday things: the bees in the garden, the dog on the couch, the tomato on the plate.
Everything here is meant to be educational and easy to watch. When we recommend a book or product, it's because it fits the topic, and we say so clearly when a link earns us a commission.
How the gear pages work
- Picks are books and tools related to each channel's topics.
- Product links go to Amazon and are marked as sponsored.
- Prices and availability are set by Amazon and can change.
- No accounts or sign-ups. We use Google Analytics to count visits (privacy policy).