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There’s A New Member In The Family And It’s A Top Bar Hive I spent all last week at the treatment free beekeeping conference in Leominster, MA. Every year it is hosted by Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer of Golden Rule Honey. I will be writing all about the conference […]
I’m away for a few days so blog posts will be scarce until next week. In the meantime, can you guess where I am? Here’s a little hint of what I’m up to this week.
Milkweed Hive and Spot the Queen I finally got around to naming one of my swarm hives. Actually a reader and fellow beekeeper, Mary Lou Chase, suggested the name because her bees were foraging on the blossoms at the time. She even sent me this beautiful picture she took of […]
Plastic Foundation Is Banned From My Apiary It’s been a while since I have written about my “mean” hive Dandelion. My last update speaks for itself – “ERRRR!” 10 Bee Stings, Wacky Comb And A Mean Hive. Despite their nasty attitude, I decided not to requeen and instead give this […]
The Versatile Blogger Award Last weekend, Angi at Schneider Peeps left me a very nice comment mentioning that she nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you! Angi writes a wonderful blog about her home and family life with her husband and 6 children. Her blog covers books, beekeeping, […]
Bees That Saved America During the American War Of Independence, beekeeper Charity Crabtree was tending to her bee skeps when she came across a wounded soldier. He plead with her to take his horse and ride at once to General Washington and warn him English Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis and […]