Nectar Dearth! Whew! Is it almost over? This summer has been a particularly hard summer for my bees in terms of nectar available. Spring was amazing and my bees made more honey that I’ve seen in 14 years. I took some, but left most of it thinking there would be lots for winter. But they’ve …
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Bees on the Downtown Greenway
The Parks & Rec department of the city of Greensboro has been working on a 4 mile hike and bike trail that goes around the city. [ Downtown Greenway website ] The project has been underway for a number of years. There are 4 cornerstone parks on the greenway, and the one in the northwest corner at …
Community: In the Bee Yard with Kathi-Luise
Kathi-Luise attended the 2021 Spring Beginning Beekeeping class. She was able to get bees from a friend that keeps bees and captures swarms and the friend also provided some equipment to get her started. She’s able to keep the hive near her home on a friend’s property that includes woods and lots of native plants. …
Community: In the Bee Yard with Claude
Claude attended the 2021 Spring Beginning Beekeeping class. He had kept bees many years before so still had some equipment available. Claude lives on some beautiful property in Reidsville and thought he’d give beekeeping another go. As a skilled carpenter, Claude was able to add to or repair his existing equipment. He ordered a package …
Community: In the Bee Yard with Becca & Morgan
Becca and Morgan attended the 2021 Spring Beginning Beekeeping class. Morgan is a friend of Becca’s daughter and they decided to work together this year. Becca wanted a long hive instead of just a traditional langstroth or top bar hive, so she built it. The hive is beautiful and has a bit of steampunk look …
What’s Blooming – September 2021
It’s the yellow time of year so far with lots of Goldenrod, Stickweed, and the Golden Rain Trees blooming. The Golden Rain Trees won’t be blooming much longer and are already putting on their little chinese lantern looking seed pods. The 3 clovers continue to bloom and we are still seeing quite a bit of …
How Long Can I Keep Honey?
One of the common questions I get has to do with how long you can keep honey. If it’s kept in a sealed container and not left in the open to absorb moisture, it’ll outlast you! Here’s a great article about it written by Darren Incorvaia. HONEY’S ETERNAL SHELF LIFEThat honey found stored in an …
Honey for Sale : Update! Sold Out!
It’s unusual for us to have honey for sale, but this spring was great at our bee yard and we had enough honey to share plus some to sell. All proceeds from the sales go back into our beeyard.
Some Basic Inspection Techniques
This video is from the Bumbling Beekeeper Beginning Bee Class in early 2021. Here I demonstrate some techniques for inspecting the hive, some things to look for, and some things you may see that you weren’t expecting to see.
Beginning Beekeeping Self-Study Program
Beginning in February 2021, we held a 9 week online bee class that we recorded. If you weren’t able to attend the program in person, you can still take advantage of the class by signing up to receive access to the recordings and pdfs of the slides I used during the classes. The cost of …