sustainable beekeeping

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

Feeding bees pollen-patties in early spring

Each winter, as we work to grow our apiary to the goal of 100 hives, I closely monitor the condition…

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

Installing Packaged Bees

This past Saturday I installed packaged bees into the existing equipment of my recently deceased hives in the Runamuk apiary.…

9 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

How To Set Up Your First Beehive

Imagine you're sitting at a four-way intersection, a red stop light hanging above you, while the hum of buzzing comes…

9 years ago

Putting the buzz in Johnny’s catalog

It's at this time of year─when the growing season for most farmers and gardeners is behind us and the world…

9 years ago

Feeding Bees in the Fall

It's that time of year when beekeepers are ramping up winter preparations for their beehives. We're inspecting hives for colony…

9 years ago

Swarm!

A swarm of bees is a beautiful thing. A veritable cloud of bees all flying in every direction as they…

9 years ago