Greetings everyone! I am writing this huddled near the wood stove.  It has been below freezing here for over three weeks straight and I’m looking at a foot of snow on the ground.  What are our bees thinking?  Keeping bees in Vermont for years and experiencing subzero...

Brrr. We are feeling the weather turn cold. All that good work you did to prepare your bees is now helping them. Each year at this time I admire how these small creatures can cluster, maintain warmth, regulate temperature, and manage humidity when it’s freezing...

We don't often get a new tool in the fight against Varroa but at the end of September, the EPA approved a new miticide called Norroa. This works in a very different way than miticides we've seen in the past.  In fact, it isn't technically even a miticide since it does...

Greetings to All BYBA Members! Here we are nearing the conclusion of another beekeeping season. It’s time to take stock of everything we’ve learned. It’s time to stop feeling guilty about mistakes we made, because we’re smarter now, hopefully. And it’s time to tidy up...