As the rush of spring and early summer wanes, the beekeepers' attention turns toward the up-coming cold months. Getting your…
The last few days have been bee-days for me here at Runamuk. I've been more hands-off with the bees this…
Hooray for spring! Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice! The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…
When I got started with beekeeping, I had spent a year prior to bringing my bees home, just researching and…
What's a beekeeper to do during the winter? Those--like me--who hold such passion and adoration for their honeybees--for whom there…
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…
Recently I went around to the various Runamuk apiaries to perform my annual mite-tests, and while the 12 colonies under…