by Wolf, Paula | Nov 16, 2022 | What's Buzzing at the Bee Yard
Winter Prep As the weather cools down, we wanted to check the colonies to make sure they were well-provisioned for the winter weather. We were pleasantly surprised to find that most hives had a sizable cluster of bees. However, several were still pretty light on...
by Wolf, Paula | Jun 26, 2022 | What's Buzzing at the Bee Yard
SWARMS! Earlier this month, Michael and I showed up to do our regular bee yard work and we found a wonderful surprise! A swarm had moved itself into some of our empty equipment. Earlier in the season, we had set some extra equipment on a bench. We didn’t want...
by Worsham, Tammi | Apr 18, 2022 | Interview With A Beekeeper, Uncategorized
T: Greetings and thank you for talking with me! First question, how did you become a beekeeper? L: I was the catalyst for this. I’m a biologist by training and when I started my first lab position after college, my boss, Chris Pargellis, was a beekeeper. He was...
by Lund, Michael | Apr 18, 2022 | Musings
Characteristics Excluding Africans: Italians – big populations that use a lot of food, good honey production, calm on the comb, fairly gentle, with a tendency to drift and rob Carniolans – one of the gentlest bees, very clean, slows or stops brood rearing...
by Worsham, Tammi | Mar 15, 2022 | Interview With A Beekeeper
Interviewees: Patricia Pulliam and Serge Boyce Interviewer: Tammi Worsham March 14, 2022 Tam: Hi. Its nice to meet you both! In person would be better, but maybe that will be possible soon! I’d like to start out with how you both became involved in beekeeping....
by Wolf, Paula | Feb 16, 2022 | What's Buzzing at the Bee Yard
Today, looking inside, we were pleased to learn that while we have lost a few colonies, several colonies are alive and thriving. The most important thing I learned today was that winter bees do not have the same disposition as fall bees. If any of you have ever seen...
