Harvest is now past, the leaves are falling from the trees to blanket the Earth as we move deeper into the…
It's that time of year when beekeepers are ramping up winter preparations for their beehives. We're inspecting hives for colony…
**WARNING** This article discusses the slaughtering and butchering of livestock. The images below may not be appropriate for all audiences. On…
The beginning of August signifies the end of the spring nectar flow here in Maine. At this point in the…
By now it's fairly common knowledge that bees and pollinators are in trouble. The media has spread the word of Colony…
Though farmers in general are a dedicated lot, farming has never been easy and today's beginning farmers face numerous obstacles.…
Beginning farmers face a myriad of challenges and obstacles along their chosen career path. Operating and owning a farm has become…
How could any beginning farmer go into a company like Johnny's Selected Seeds, find themselves surrounded by a spectrum of…
For years now Mike Palmer of French Hill Apiaries in St. Albans, Vermont, has been working to convince beekeepers that…
Carol Cottrill is a former president of the Maine State Beekeepers' Association and has held a number of other positions…