Watch in this video as I share the process of how to harvest honey. In this harvest, I was able to get about 180 pounds of honey. As you can see, there is lighter and darker honey. The lighter honey comes from the spring time and the darker honey is from later...
We had a successful 2018 beekeeping season with a 265 pound harvest of light and dark honey. We started the season new hives and got “nucs” or nucleus colonies from Birds and Bees Farms in Columbus, NJ. About 1/3 of the honey harvest was the...
On February 16, 2017, the NY Times ran a full length article in the Business section about the puzzling decline of our honeybee population. We’ve seen hive loss with our beehives in NJ, but the article’s focus was on large commercial beekeepers who...
My friends Ed and Mary from E&M Gold beekeepers stopped by a few weeks ago to treat the beehives with oxalic acid or wood bleach. In this bee update, Ed visits the barn and talks about the the invasive Varroa mite and how and why he uses oxalic acid to treat the...
In this video, I take an end of season look at the beehives with professional beekeepers Ed and Mary from E&M Gold Beekeepers and get the hives ready for winter. I also review the fall vegetable garden that we planted with the help of the Park Seed Company...
My friend Mary takes us on a tour of her apiary – or bee yard – and talks about beekeeping and her small business called E&M Gold Beekeepers. Here’s a short video, and some additional photos from the day. Check out their website:...
Learn how to make a solar wax melter to melt beeswax that was comes from the beehive. The wax will be used to make encaustic paint for my art projects and I might also use the melted beeswax to make wood finishing oils for furniture. Learn all the tools and tips...
Learn how to make a dolly with wheels, which is useful for this project of moving the beehive into a sunnier area and for many other home projects. When moving beehive, you can only move it less than 2 feet a day or more than 2 miles. If you move the hive, let’s...
I picked up my bees today at From The Garden in Freehold, New Jersey. While I was there Drew noticed the indoor observation beehive was about to swarm. Here’s the video of the swarm: If you live in the area it’s worth a visit or check them out online at...
Here’s a recap video of last spring’s yard cleanup and maintenance and building out the platform for the beehive. This spring we’ll be designing and building a vegetable garden and outdoor...
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