I'd never heard of Kirk Webster until earlier this summer when I was talking shop with a friend, who is…
At the Maine State Beekeepers' annual convention, Deborah Delaney took the floor for a second time that day to present…
I love the assortment of people who are drawn to beekeeping. Young and old, eccentric and conservative, financially solvent--and bootstrappers…
For many beekeepers--in this part of Maine at least--this year's season was a bit of a struggle. A spell of…
I don't know whether I hadn't had an infestation of hornworms before, or I just hadn't noticed them (which seems…
Recently I went around to the various Runamuk apiaries to perform my annual mite-tests, and while the 12 colonies under…
At the August meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers, we hosted two of UMaine's academics who have been actively researching native…
Tuesday night the Somerset Beekeepers met for their monthly meeting, and were joined by a number of the county's master…
Ladybugs are often touted as a safe solution to aphid problems in the garden because their use doesn't involve harmful…
Swarming is a natural tendency for bees in the spring and early summer, and making splits and nucs is just…