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…

8 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.…

9 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…

10 years ago

Swarm!

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

10 years ago