Swarming is a natural tendency for bees in the spring and early summer, and making splits and nucs is just…
This past Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers, we hosted Gary Fish from the Maine Board of…
I am excited to announce that Runamuk will be hosting it's first-ever workshop! Sunday, May 19th 11am - 3pm Splits…
The early spring season is a very difficult time for bees and beekeepers. When the temperatures start warming the bees…
Bee-school is new to this region of Maine. Before the Somerset Beekeepers were established 2 years ago folks had to…
Since man first began robbing bee-trees for honey, beeswax has been a highly prized commodity treasured for it's many…
There are a good number of beekeepers who object to feeding bees sugar. And I completely understand their objections. Sugar…
I miss my bees during the winter. The long cold and snowy months when a beekeeper can't go out to…
It's getting to be that time of year again--the Somerset Beekeepers are planning their annual bee-school for the communities of…
This has been an exciting year for the Runamuk apiary, we were able to expand from two to six hives…