Jan 8, 20213 minA 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...
Nov 12, 20202 min2021 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, 20202 min2020 Bee BootyIt 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, 20203 min(Bee)Keeping BusyAfter 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 30, 20205 minBad 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, 20203 minHeading to the Capitol with BeesOn next Wednesday, January 22, Catskill Mountain Honey (home to the CSB) and I are headed to Albany with the NRDC's crackerjack...
Dec 12, 20195 minTrees, Bees & Art ActivismIf 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, 20193 minBlondes 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, 20192 minWhere There's SmokeIf 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 18, 20192 minWorking the PhonesI 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, 20191 minImportant Bees-nessIf 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, 20191 minBees Are GiftedYou'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, 20197 minWelcome to the 2019 Honey SeasonTo 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, 20193 minHow the Bees Are WinteringLet'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, 20183 minThe Bee-SA Harvest is ReadyThis 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, 20183 minA Winter's FeastThe 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, 20183 minHey Bees: Get Ready for WinterIt'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, 20182 minBeezin'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, 20181 minOvershareThe 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, 20181 minA Little Sliver of Southern CharmI 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, 20183 minWhat 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, 20182 minThe Bees Are AlrightIt'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, 20181 minOur 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, 20181 minHive 8 Doubles UpNo 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, 20181 minBees Take New YorkIn 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, 20181 minPlan BeeJust a quickie for all you bee enthusiasts. Yesterday, The New York Times published an article about how farmers are trying to figure out...
Aug 16, 20181 minThree Weeks of RainA 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 27, 20183 minThe Bee-SA Thanks the ChickensI 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 26, 20181 minThe Bees Are Off to a Great StartThe weather has been cooperating -- sun, sun, sun! And the flowers are starting to emerge, too. This means food. So, between these...
May 26, 20182 minWelcome 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 9, 20182 minWhat 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...