Beekeeping

How to get started keeping bees

Keeping bees is a fascinating and rewarding hobby.  For many people, once they get started they are quickly infected with…

14 years ago

Monsanto claims commitment to the honeybee industry

The last speaker of the day at MSBA's annual conference was Jerry Hayes--the beekeeper who is now working for Monsanto.…

14 years ago

Michael Bush at MSBA

Check out Michael's website The Practical Beekeeper--he offers lots of information there, and everything that you would find in his…

14 years ago

Maine beekeepers converge on Portland

I was downright giddy as I left the house just as the sun was coming up Saturday morning. The only…

14 years ago

Making the connection: Honeybees and you

Today I'm off to Reddington Memorial Home in Skowhegan to talk to the elderly folks there about bees and beekeeping. …

14 years ago

The meeting of the beekeepers

Tuesday night's meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers was a good one.  We probably have somewhere around 35 or so members…

14 years ago

Bees have been good to me

So what if I'm quickly becoming known as the local "Bee-lady"--that's not so bad (better than being the crazy cat-lady,…

14 years ago

Certified pollinator friendly!

Runamuk Acres is now officially certified as pollinator friendly! A passion for bugs I couldn't say why exactly I became…

14 years ago

From bug-hater to beekeeper

I'm selling honey for the first time this year.  I am so proud of myself!  Ten years ago I would…

15 years ago

Successful first-ever meeting of Somerset beekeepers

  It was originally scheduled to meet last Wednesday night, the 12th of January, but because of a messy Nor'easter…

15 years ago