This year was another good year for honey production. We will have 480 jars of honey and 25 Ross Round comb honey packages. Here are some pictures from this years extraction day. Thanks to all who came out to assist! Read more

When we established the apiary at the parsonage we planted a garden around the edge using native plants. This year, we have had very strong blooms of Bee Balm and Cup Plant. These blooms have in turn attracted both our honey bees and a wide variety of native bees. Here are some pictures of the… Read more

We have postponed grafting again so we could make some hasty splits to prevent swarming.  Our latest plan is to graft 3 weeks in advance of harvesting honey.  We will take advantage of the harvest by taking bees from our colonies to make mating nucleus colonies. These colonies will produce new queens for our colonies. … Read more

The month of April has been a busy one. The bees have been gathering nectar and pollen from maple, holly, plum, pear, apple and cherry trees; autumn olive, and various ornamental shrubs; and violets, henbit, dandelion, dead nettle and other ornamental shrubs. We performed weekly inspections; created 6 new colonies and caught a swarm. All… Read more

Last fall, we placed a tray containing a block or sugar on each hive to provide supplemental food for the bees over winter. As winter went along, the bees migrated towards the top of the hive as they ate the honey and bee bread they stored. On warmer days, they would move to the top… Read more

Despite the ongoing snowy, cold and windy weather, spring is only 3 weeks away. As time has permitted, we have been getting our equipment together and making plans for the 2025 season. We have been able to construct new hives for nucleus colonies we intend to create this spring using wood reclaimed from houses in… Read more