Local Brooklyn Honey
The honey is harvested, the flow is weaning, time to start thinking about winter. The harsh reality of beekeeping is that the season is short. The bees now are raising the bees that will take the hive into winter. These bees need to be as disease … [Read more]
I have spent the last five seasons avoiding swarms. In May and June strong colonies begin to feel the itch to multiply. They do this by producing more queens. In the first swarm the old queen and a lot of the bees in the colony take off. This is … [Read more]
We have had a very early spring here in NYC. After a mild winter all my hives survived. I lost the nucs that I started in August. One was pretty empty and the other was queenless so I combined them. I have three hives that are already busting at … [Read more]
I woke up the morning of Honey Fest happy to see the sun. We were rained out last year and this year threatened the same. I have been working with my scholars all year to prepare for the day. Last fall I started and over wintered two nucs that … [Read more]
