sustainable beekeeping

The sustainable apiary─brood factories & bee bombs

For years now Mike Palmer of French Hill Apiaries in St. Albans, Vermont, has been working to convince beekeepers that…

10 years ago

Honeybee nutrition in pollens & nectar

Megan Leech is a masters' student studying native bees under Frank Drummond at the University of Maine. She's looking to…

10 years ago

Keys to successful bee stewardship

This is the third segment of my coverage of the 2014 Maine State Beekeepers' Association's annual conference, and the second…

11 years ago

Looking in the beehive with Dr. Dewey Caron

Well it's been 2 weeks today since I went to the annual meeting of the Maine State Beekeepers'. It's taken…

11 years ago

Getting ready for the state beekeepers’ conference

You'd think I'd be over it by now--all the excitement I feel over the Maine State Beekeepers' Association's annual conference. …

12 years ago

Preparing your beehives for winter

As the rush of spring and early summer wanes, the beekeepers' attention turns toward the up-coming cold months.  Getting your…

12 years ago

Bee days

The last few days have been bee-days for me here at Runamuk. I've been more hands-off with the bees this…

12 years ago

Open-Hive for Summer Solstice

It wasn't the way I had intended to celebrate the summer solstice, but because last Saturday was raining and wet,…

12 years ago

Spring hive management

Hooray for spring!  Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice!  The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…

12 years ago

Winter beekeeping: Checking your hives

What's a beekeeper to do during the winter?  Those--like me--who hold such passion and adoration for their honeybees--for whom there…

12 years ago