Sep 14, 2016 | Beehive, Home & Garden, Special Projects
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:...
Oct 19, 2015 | Beehive, Home & Garden, Special Projects, Woodworking
Learn how to make Mouse Guards for winter storage of the beehives to prevent mice from entering. Also, watch as we harvest over 150 pounds of summer and fall...
Jun 8, 2015 | Beehive, Home & Garden, In The Studio, Special Projects
Here’s a video on my bees swarming and the swarm trap I made to catch them in the future. Also, check out the two still life paintings I made that were inspired by the artists Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud. You can also see some of their famous...
Mar 26, 2015 | Beehive, Home & Garden, Special Projects
The new bees arrived today (March 25th)…a little early, given the cold weather and not really ready for them yet, but here’s a video on putting the bees into the new Top Bar hives that were just built. If all goes well and they make it through the next...
Mar 17, 2015 | Beehive, Home & Garden, Uncategorized
Thanks to everyone for all of the great comments on Jon’s top bar beehive that unfortunately didn’t make it through the harsh New Jersey winter. Tons of great info, and it’s nice to see so many avid beekeepers tuning in and commenting so...
Mar 13, 2015 | Beehive, Special Projects, Uncategorized
Well, unfortunately the bees didn’t survive the winter… kinda sad news for anyone who’s been following the first year of Jon’s top bar beehive project, but it’s also been a great learning experience. The comments coming in on YouTube...
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