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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

On next Wednesday, January 22, Catskill Mountain Honey (home to the CSB) and I are headed to Albany with the NRDC's crackerjack...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This past weekend, with a few well-toned biceps pitching in, we harvested 50 frames of honey from five heavy hive boxes. The sweet...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Just a quickie for all you bee enthusiasts. Yesterday, The New York Times published an article about how farmers are trying to figure out...

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...

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...

The weather has been cooperating -- sun, sun, sun! And the flowers are starting to emerge, too. This means food. So, between these...

Finally, the 2018 bees are getting started! The bees that survived the rough Catskill winter have already been stretching their legs and...

While you were wrapping presents, caroling and sipping wassail, we were preparing the bees for the winter. Once the temperatures dipped...