Beekeeping

How and why to make your own apiary splits & nucs

Swarming is a natural tendency for bees in the spring and early summer, and making splits and nucs is just…

13 years ago

Home gardeners beware of pesticides in potting soils & nursery plants

This past Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers, we hosted Gary Fish from the Maine Board of…

13 years ago

Splits & nuc-making workshop at the Runamuk Apiary

I am excited to announce that Runamuk will be hosting it's first-ever workshop! Sunday, May 19th 11am - 3pm Splits…

13 years ago

3 trees that offer early season food sources for Maine bees

The early spring season is a very difficult time for bees and beekeepers.  When the temperatures start warming the bees…

13 years ago

Beekeeping for beginners

Bee-school is new to this region of Maine.  Before the Somerset Beekeepers were established 2 years ago folks had to…

13 years ago

What are the benefits of using beeswax?

  Since man first began robbing bee-trees for honey, beeswax has been a highly prized commodity treasured for it's many…

13 years ago

Feeding bees non-GMO sugar

There are a good number of beekeepers who object to feeding bees sugar.  And I completely understand their objections.  Sugar…

13 years ago

Winter management of the beehives

I miss my bees during the winter.  The long cold and snowy months when a beekeeper can't go out to…

13 years ago

Basic beekeeping with the Somerset Beekeepers

It's getting to be that time of year again--the Somerset Beekeepers are planning their annual bee-school for the communities of…

13 years ago

Good news for next years’ honey

This has been an exciting year for the Runamuk apiary, we were able to expand from two to six hives…

13 years ago