This past weekend we were able to install the hive stands and signage indicating the presence ofthe bees. We will plant a buffer garden around the apiary when the soil dries out in the spring. We are now ready for the bees. I will spend the next few weeks getting the last of the hive… Read more

With the help of Sam Siebert, the fence has been installed. Next on the “to do” list is to prepare the planting bed for the buffer garden, install signage and set up the hive stands. Read more

12-27-2022 – Here is where Chris the King Lutheran Church’s apiary is located. It is in a residential area of Fairfax County Virginia on the grounds of Chris the King Lutheran Church’s Parsonage. The apiary will initially host two colonies of bees started from “Nucs” purchased from Ron Stillwell in Henrico Virginia. The bees will… Read more

Bee hive components are often times referred to as “furniture”. Starting off, Christ the King’s apiary will house two colonies of bees that we we will receive some time in early March. These bees will come as two distinct small over-wintered colonies. We will house them initially in a single “deep” hive body with a… Read more