You Get What You Pay For

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by & filed under beekeeping.

The rewards that come with beekeeping - honey, pollen, wax, propolis, sharing, sovereignty, joy - don't come without a price - care, maintenance, dollars, and,

Hacking the Farm

Posted April 29th, 2012 by .

I just got back from Farm Hack Intervale/Essex, which was a weekend-long gathering of farmers, engineers, designers, fabricators, artists, and other good-hearted folks on the

A bee update from my rooftop apiary!

Posted April 29th, 2012 by .

Checked out the two overwintered hives on my roof to see how they were doing. The answer: Great! Healthy, strong overwintered bees are what I've

Just checking in…

Posted April 20th, 2012 by .

I'm a mess right now. I've been a terrible blogger but frankly, I'm just too exhausted to know what to write about. My store, Hayseed's

God Save the Queen

Posted April 11th, 2012 by .

I stopped by my hives on the way home today to see how things were going. And to check on my queens! In a package

The Easter Buzzy

Posted April 8th, 2012 by .

To those of you at yesterday's Backyard Bootcamp to whom I promised a beer bottling post today, sorry to make you wait. Relax, don't worry,