Beekeeping

Preparing your beehives for winter

As the rush of spring and early summer wanes, the beekeepers' attention turns toward the up-coming cold months.  Getting your…

12 years ago

Bee days

The last few days have been bee-days for me here at Runamuk. I've been more hands-off with the bees this…

12 years ago

Spring hive management

Hooray for spring!  Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice!  The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…

12 years ago

6 tips for handling bees

When I got started with beekeeping, I had spent a year prior to bringing my bees home, just researching and…

12 years ago

Winter beekeeping: Checking your hives

What's a beekeeper to do during the winter?  Those--like me--who hold such passion and adoration for their honeybees--for whom there…

12 years ago

Kirk Webster at MSBA

I'd never heard of Kirk Webster until earlier this summer when I was talking shop with a friend, who is…

12 years ago

Honey pricing & marketing management at MSBA

At the Maine State Beekeepers' annual convention, Deborah Delaney took the floor for a second time that day to present…

12 years ago

Sustainable beekeeping at the state beekeepers’ conference

I love the assortment of people who are drawn to beekeeping.  Young and old, eccentric and conservative, financially solvent--and bootstrappers…

12 years ago

The Power of Dark Honey

For many beekeepers--in this part of Maine at least--this year's season was a bit of a struggle.  A spell of…

13 years ago

How and why to do mite-tests in your apiary

Recently I went around to the various Runamuk apiaries to perform my annual mite-tests, and while the 12 colonies under…

13 years ago