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...
by BYBA Author | Feb 16, 2022 | Interview With A Beekeeper
Interview by Tammi Worsham TW(Tammi Worsham): Hi, Ben! How’s it going? Is this a good time? BH(Ben Haase): Yes, my wife and I are just pulling into the driveway, so you may hear some background noise, but now’s fine! TW: Great. I’ll just jump right in, then! ...
by Lund, Michael | Jan 17, 2022 | Musings
Growing up in a beach neighborhood, all the cottages and houses had porches. The place to gather as a family or with neighbors – the “social media” of the day! Most of the houses were built before the 1920’s and had gas heat and lights, no electricity, and no...