Beekeeping in today's modern environment is probably one of the hardest forms of agriculture that exists. If you can think…
Each winter, as we work to grow our apiary to the goal of 100 hives, I closely monitor the condition…
For the first time in my 7 years of beekeeping I am trying my hand at raising my own Queens.…
This past Saturday I installed packaged bees into the existing equipment of my recently deceased hives in the Runamuk apiary.…
It's going on 5 years now that I've been using foundationless frames in my Langstroth hives, and I've come to…
Not every beekeeper needs to use pollen patties on their hives. Here in Maine there is an abundant supply of…
Imagine you're sitting at a four-way intersection, a red stop light hanging above you, while the hum of buzzing comes…
It's at this time of year─when the growing season for most farmers and gardeners is behind us and the world…
It's that time of year when beekeepers are ramping up winter preparations for their beehives. We're inspecting hives for colony…
A swarm of bees is a beautiful thing. A veritable cloud of bees all flying in every direction as they…