Local Brooklyn Honey
Best Bees was kind enough to do a DNA analysis of my spring honey. I was surprised to find out that the main source of the pollen in the honey is Red Buds, followed by Linden, Apple, and then clover. PERCENTAGE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 1. … [Read more]
Honey fest was so much fun! After two years of rain and cold the weather was amazing. The boys had a great time, I had a great time and Brooklyn Queen won the people's choice award! Best Bees generously offered the winner a DNA analysis on the … [Read more]
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]
