beekeeping

Geez, Sam!

It's mid-October, the temperatures outside are dropping and the beekeeping season is winding down. Runamuk's 2018 farm-season has certainly been…

7 years ago

State of the Apiary Address

Beekeeping in today's modern environment is probably one of the hardest forms of agriculture that exists. If you can think…

7 years ago

What are the Essential Tools Needed to Get Started in Beekeeping?

Potential new beekeepers often ask me what are the essential tools needed to get started in beekeeping? What do I…

8 years ago

Runamuk’s 2017 Year’s End Review: Part 2

When I first started selling vegetables nearly 8 years ago, I was a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to 2 rowdy young…

8 years ago

FarmRaiser launch!

Today the Runamuk FarmRaiser gofundme campaign launches to raise funds for the down-payment on the property that will become the…

8 years ago

A good season

It's been a good season for Runamuk, all things considered. The weather has been good this year, with a good…

8 years ago

3 Easy Ways To Promote Native Bees On Your Farm Or Homestead

For farmers and homesteaders, it just makes sense to promote the myriad of native bees on your farm.  By encouraging native…

8 years ago

Queen-rearing: if at first you don’t succeed…

For the first time in my 7 years of beekeeping I am trying my hand at raising my own Queens.…

8 years ago

3 Reasons To Go Foundationless In Your Langstroth Beehive

It's going on 5 years now that I've been using foundationless frames in my Langstroth hives, and I've come to…

9 years ago

How To Make Pollen Patties

Not every beekeeper needs to use pollen patties on their hives. Here in Maine there is an abundant supply of…

9 years ago