Ormewood Honey Harvest 2018
Well, it has been an unexpectedly long season. I like doing my harvest all at once because of the amount of repeated work (and subsequent clean up). This year the ladies just kept making...
Category: Beekeeping
Examining Traditional Honey Tests
One of the more frustrating things about taking up a hobby that has been around as long as beekeeping, is that there is a tremendous amount of anecdotal and “traditional” information. I’m not saying...
“Honesty Box” For Selling Bottled Honey
Every year I sell my excess honey (and boy is there a lot) from my “hobby” hives. The neighbors are super supportive and always eager for the harvest. One challenge I do have, is...
Simple Automatic Bee Waterer
Bees actually need quite a bit of water, particularly in hot environments. However, they aren’t terribly discriminate about where they get it and can end drinking from treated swimming pools and bodies of water...
Bee Friendly Planting Tips for Southeast Atlanta
I am fortunate enough to live in an area where neighbors are extremely supportive of beekeeping; alerting keepers to mosquito treatment/spraying, swarms and eagerly purchasing local honey. Recently, I was asked about bee friendly...
