Club members:  This is new information and may or may not work.  This idea has come up during our club meetings and we wished to share it.  Perhaps several of us try it and report back next [...]

The goal of a honey bee colony is simple - continue the species.  In early spring, when weather is mild and food is abundant, the queen starts laying eggs at an amazing rate – over 1,500 per [...]

One-third of our food is the result of pollination.  Our native bees do their part - like the Mason bee (they love apple blossoms and blueberries) or the bumble bee (large enough to work a tomato or [...]

Maintaining and having a nucleus hive (“Nuc”) in your apiary is helpful whether you have two hives or 100 hives.  They are a needed source of resources to assist you in managing a problem hive, to increase [...]

The color of honey varies from almost clear to dark brown, with a wide range of flavors.  In general, lighter colored honeys are milder in flavor. Alfalfa – Mild flavor and aroma similar to beeswax.  Nearly flavorless [...]