Microbes & Bees At the Beginners Intensive segment of the Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference Laurie Herboldsheimer of Golden Rule Honey talked about her intense passion for the importance of the microbes that live in the honeybee colony. She has done extensive research, reading, writing and presenting about the subject and […]
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Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference Plus “What Bees Need”
Northeast Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference Plus “What Bees Need” Every year Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer of Golden Rule Honey host the Treatment Free Beekeeping conference in Leominster, MA. I just recently found out about this conference and this was my first time attending – I’m so glad I did. […]
Top Bar Hive Honey Harvest With Sam Comfort
Top Bar Hive Honey Harvest With Sam Comfort At the 2012 Treatment Free Beekeeper’s Conference in Leominster, MA, one of the things shown was a top bar hive honey harvest. After seeing this I was sold on top bar hives and had to have my own. Watch as Sam Comfort […]
Top Bar Hive – A New Member In My Bee Family
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 […]
While I’m Away
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.
My Swarm Hive, Milkweed Plus Spot The Queen
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 […]