I have said Read, read, and read some more. Well—-I followed my suggestion and have been reading (following links via the web) about a beekeeper in Southeastern Nebraska who uses top entrances only. I think I want to try that here. Not for the same reasons that he does like: keeping the snow out of [...]

September 3, 2009 I collected a swarm in a tree. I brought it home and wanted to see if it would survive till winter. I had just decided 3 days ago to go ahead and feed it. However, when I went to check before I mixed some sugar syrup, it had finally succumbed to hive [...]

The suspense was killing me. Did I fail to advance. If I didn’t then I still had 4 months to prepare for the next session. But I was feeling that if I didn’t pass, then I would just quit and be done with it.
We had more speakers and classes for the regular workshop-like convention. Then [...]

Continued from Master Beekeeping Program post:
I asked my son how to study for a test since it has been over 50 years since I graduated High School. He said that he waited till the last week and crammed all that he could so it would be fresh on his mind. (I didn’t know at the [...]

The North Escambia Bee Association (NEBA) will be hosting a Beekeeping Chautauqua February 20, 2010 at the Northview High School in Bratt, Florida.
Some of the speakers will be: Dr. Lilia de Guzman - USDA Bee Lab, Baton Rouge, LA;  Virginia Webb, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire:  Doug Corbin, Bee Inspector, NW FL; Laurence Cutts,  Retired FL St Apiary [...]

As some of you know, I am enrolled in the Master Beekeeper Program (MBP) sponsored by the University of Florida. This program is designed to help beekeepers learn parts of the beekeeping industry that they would otherwise ignore. It also helps in public relations skills as well as teaching and presenting the story of honey [...]

I told you that I am enrolled in the Master Beekeeper Program sponsored by the University of Florida. I have taken the first test and have graduated to the rank of Apprentice Beekeeper. I couldn’t attend the following year as that was the time my wife was getting over her pancreatitis operation and I was [...]

As you know, I have lost down to only 8 hives. I have one swarm that was a very late swarm. I have not fed or medicated it, and it is still hanging on. It is in a nuc box in my front yard and I watch it as it struggles to survive. I will [...]

I want to apologize to you who have been following my experiences. I have been detained, derailed, and just plain procrastinating. Since my last posting, I have been to two workshops and have been bottling honey for sale. One of my outlets called me and said he had only two pints left and wanted to [...]

The USDA Lab and the Louisiana Beekeepers Association will hold their thirteenth annual field day on Saturday, October 3, 2009. This event will be held at the lab building and grounds near the intersection of Nicholson Dr (Hwy 30) and Ben Hur Road (1157 Ben Hur Rd.). This is about 2 miles south of the [...]