About a month ago, I had a swarm move from one of my nucs to a brood box that was on the top of a stack of brood boxes to be cleaned. I was surprised that they picked that one. The box was a mess and I had intended to clean it and […]

Monday, I got a call from Commander (Cmdr) Porter (Retired), where one of my hives is residing. He was very concerned that the bees were not coming and going like they used to. “OK,” says I, “I’ll get over there about 2 in the afternoon.”
I finished my work at the house and got […]

My Texas In-Laws’ visit has come to a close. They left this morning about 8:00. My niece’s boyfriend had never left Texas before going with her family to Branson, MO this time last year. When they invited him to come to Florida to stay with my wife and me, he jumped […]

I was in the bee business until I started driving a cross-country 18 wheeler. I got off the road in 1994 and was living in Pensacola, Florida at that time. I settled down to work with a road construction company. After working with this company for nearly two years, I was hurt on the […]

I have had visitors from Texas all week and I have not had time to go to the apiaries. I don’t know what my bees are doing at this time. Need to make enough screened bottom boards so they can replace the solid ones. I hear good things about the colonies that have […]

The Tupelo Association will host a beekeeping seminar on 14 July at  Laurence Cutts’ honey house 1533 Clayton Rd., off Hwy 77 in Chipley, FL; registration deadline is July 6. A full day is in store including smoker-lighting contests and open-hive demonstrations.  For details, see http://floridabeekeepers.org.

This photo is from my trip to Mérida, Yucatán (México). My loving son took me to the agricultural campus of the state university (UADY). They have an extensive beekeeping department at the school.
This picture is the hive of a type of stingless bee, of which they have many. The little hole in the front is […]

My nickname is Peaches. I am 66 years old and began my beekeeping in West Texas nearly 40 years ago. At that time I had no one to explain what I was getting into or how to keep bees and process honey. I had a smoker and a screwdriver along with 2 […]