Category Archives: General Beekeeping

After losing the hives in the backyard over winter, it’s been a disappointment not seeing any bees around as things were starting to bloom. On Saturday, I picked up three packages and installed them yesterday morning. It was so nice … Continue reading →

First for the bad news. We checked the hives in the backyard last week and none survived. We had 5 traditional hives and one top bar. Most had very few bees left in them. There weren’t many bees on the … Continue reading →

      There is an organization in south Berkshire County, MA called Project Native www.http://projectnative.org/ that promotes the use of native plants for landscaping and wildlife food sources, rather than bringing in plants from other areas that can become … Continue reading →

You’d think that there would be a slow season when it comes to beekeeping, but I can’t seem to find it. There is always something to do. We finished extracting in the fall and our local farmers market ended the … Continue reading →

When people contact me to buy honey or catch a swarm, I always ask how they got my information. Sometimes it was by word of mouth, but often, surprisingly, they just did an internet search and found my contact information. … Continue reading →

Overall we had a good season this year, extracting over 300 lbs from five of the hives that produced surplus. We also pulled about another 150 pounds from five hives that were given to me by a friend who plans … Continue reading →

After days of cool weather and a few of rain, the sun poked out this afternoon and the temperature went up to about 70 degrees. I stoppede by my cousin’s house where I have two hives and caught him as … Continue reading →

With the extremely warm record setting weather we had a few weeks ago, it was tempting to jump the gun on a lot of things having to do with the outdoors. Two areas that come to mind are gardening and … Continue reading →