I am in a quandary! Here I am telling you what is needed to be done in a timely manner and I am guilty of putting off what really needs to be completed. You should have been finished with your honey pulling and extracting by now. The honey should be either in your bottling tank, [...]

Why not sell honey? You spent money to buy the equipment, supplies, and bees. They make more honey than they can use, so why not? That is the first hurdle that new beekeepers needs to cross. If they can get past that, then they can concentrate of expanding their operation or at least get equipment [...]

I received a telephone call the other day from a new wannabe beekeeper. He asked what does it take to be a beekeeper. What a loaded question! Then Saturday, I was at a Wildlife Expo sponsored by the Florida Extension Office and the University of Florida. Several people asked basically the same question. Here is [...]

Sometimes a person can sit and plan out what needs to be done, and then do it. It works for some. Sometimes a person can sit and plan and plan and plan and that is all he does and nothing gets done. I think planning is a good thing, but if you don’t put feet [...]

You know, sometimes there are lapses of the memory. I have one now. I am having a hard time remembering what has gone on in my life that needs to be repeated. I know that I have gone places, done things, and actually know what happened, but for the life of me, I am having [...]

The North Escambia Bee Association Chautauqua was held on February 20, 2010 and was a success!! We had, at my count, 80 people. Over half were new beekeepers attending for the first time. I think there would have been more if the road signs had have been put out. I had places for 12 signs, [...]

Some of you might have read something about chemicals in the wax of bee hives. What about the wax we send in to the Supply houses? Do they take the chemicals out before making foundation to sell back to the beekeepers? Unfortunately the answer is no. The wax is like a sponge. It sucks in [...]

To recap: A hobby is something that you spend money on and not make a dime. A hobby is something you do for your own enjoyment and if others enjoy it at the same time then it is doubly enjoyment. Fishing could be considered a hobby even if you get some fish to take home [...]

I was sitting on the front porch this afternoon taking a break. As I was thinking of the projects I need to put on my To Do list, I noticed some bees landing on some Spanish Needle in my flowerbed. They were apparently gathering pollen, as their pollen baskets on their hind legs were quite [...]

Here is another workshop you might wish to attend: TUPELO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION BEGINNING BEEKEEPERS SEMINAR Cutts Honey House, 1533 Clayton Road Chipley, Fl. 32348 When? Oct. 9 & 10. The cost for this is $ 10.00 each and $ 5.00 for 12 Yrs. and under. Please register by Oct.1 so we have a head count [...]