A bee poem, for you.
In the spring of 2017, I hosted a bee event for all of the members of the newly minted Community Supported Bee (CSB) Honey Co-Op right...
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- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
2021 Sign Ups for Catskill Mountain Honey's Community Supported Bee (CSB) Honey Co-op!
Sign ups are open (HERE) for 2021! It's a two-step process. 1) Sign up. 2) Pay. The closer together these two actions are, the easier it...
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Bee Booty
It was a good year in honey. Like everything else in life and in 2020, the bee yard had its ups and downs. But it did not have bears or...
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
(Bee)Keeping Busy
After staying up way too late to watch election returns and getting up really early for an update, I am pushing on with my day. I trust...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Bad Grade for Bee Communication
"What is something that you accomplished during COVID that you wouldn't have otherwise?" This is the question of the week for a group of...
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
Heading to the Capitol with Bees
On next Wednesday, January 22, Catskill Mountain Honey (home to the CSB) and I are headed to Albany with the NRDC's crackerjack...
- Dec 12, 2019
- 5 min
Trees, Bees & Art Activism
If a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it... did it really happen? You've heard this 1000 times, I'm sure. Well, a lot of trees...
- Sep 16, 2019
- 3 min
Blondes Have More Fun!
As a brunette, I don't write this lightly. And it's only fair that blondes get some good PR since they also get their fair share of...
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
Where There's Smoke
If you are a beekeeper, the smoker is a friend to you. Over time it becomes known by the bees as a signal that you're coming and that you...
- May 17, 2019
- 2 min
Working the Phones
I am going to keep this short so I don't lose you. Just stay with me for a minute. Ok? On May 2, we issued a petition. Nearly 600...
- May 2, 2019
- 1 min
Important Bees-ness
If I had a penny for every time someone asked me what they could do to help the bees... well, I would have a lot of pennies. And I...
- Mar 27, 2019
- 1 min
Bees Are Gifted
You've asked and asked and finally it's here! Now you can give the gift of bees! Ta-da! Already, two newlywed couples have received a...
- Mar 1, 2019
- 7 min
Welcome to the 2019 Honey Season
To join, click here. Bees. Honey. Year three. 2019. Yay! Before we dive in to the nitty gritty, can I discuss something with you? Here...
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
How the Bees Are Wintering
Let's review. We started summer 2018 with 18 hives. Up from 10 the year before. Long story. I sold five early on to folks desperate to...
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
The Bee-SA Harvest is Ready
This past weekend, with a few well-toned biceps pitching in, we harvested 50 frames of honey from five heavy hive boxes. The sweet...
- Dec 3, 2018
- 3 min
A Winter's Feast
The weather warmed up from its recent hover around zero this weekend and seemed a fine time to finish up the beehive preparation for the...
- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
Hey Bees: Get Ready for Winter
It's time to winterize the bees. Since no one has an estate in the south for us to ship them too, we will have to make do. Below, I...
- Oct 31, 2018
- 2 min
Beezin'
Yesterday, I zipped up my bee suit over my work suit which I wore over a pair of leggings and a fleece and covered with a down coat. I...
- Oct 23, 2018
- 1 min
Overshare
The honey supers are going to come off this week. Thicker sugar syrup will go in to fatten up the hives for winter. Preparations are...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
A Little Sliver of Southern Charm
I have joked about this with you before. But I am completely serious now. Here is the truth: it is hard for bees to survive the Catskill...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
What Do Bees Do With Pollen?
Do you think about this stuff? I do. I mean, I know what I know about bees and beekeeping and it serves me well enough to handle hives,...
- Oct 10, 2018
- 2 min
The Bees Are Alright
It's the truth. The bees have survived the bears, a 3-week onslaught of rain, the mites... all of it. (Actually, we did not get mites....
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
Our Bees Are Famous!
Ok, maybe that's a bit of a stretch. But our BeeSA was featured in two photo shoots last week. The first shoot was for a book called Farm...
- Sep 5, 2018
- 1 min
Hive 8 Doubles Up
No burying the lead hear, Beeople. Hive #8 just got a second super. That means its first super is full, full, full and the bees need more...
- Aug 29, 2018
- 1 min
Bees Take New York
In my head, I hear it. "Dun, dun, dun-na, na. Dun, dun, dun-na, na. Start spreading the news. You're leaving today. I want to be a part...
- Aug 27, 2018
- 1 min
Plan Bee
Just a quickie for all you bee enthusiasts. Yesterday, The New York Times published an article about how farmers are trying to figure out...
- Aug 15, 2018
- 1 min
Three Weeks of Rain
A little rain is great. All this rain is not. Bees don't fly in the rain. And when they don't fly, they don't forage. And when they don't...
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
The Bee-SA Thanks the Chickens
I know it. You know it. The Bee-SA has been much more quiet in 2018 than in 2017. And, it’s ironic too, because the Bee-SA 2018 edition...
- Jun 25, 2018
- 1 min
The Bees Are Off to a Great Start
The weather has been cooperating -- sun, sun, sun! And the flowers are starting to emerge, too. This means food. So, between these...
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Welcome to Bee Season 2018!
Finally, the 2018 bees are getting started! The bees that survived the rough Catskill winter have already been stretching their legs and...
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
What Do Bees Do in the Winter?
While you were wrapping presents, caroling and sipping wassail, we were preparing the bees for the winter. Once the temperatures dipped...
