Some new top bar beekeepers had reached out to me to talk about top bar beekeeping. We met up at The Maynard Honeybee Meadow and spent some time talking about top bar hives and their management. They had recently installed their bees into the top bar hive that they built and they had lots of …

On May 8th it was a great day to get back into the hives. The weather was warm and sunny. The bees were all very active and enjoying that more forage is becoming available to them. All of the hives are pleasant to work with and the bees are very calm. These colonies are growing …

Massachusetts residents, it’s time to contact your legislators. The main purpose of this bill is to reduce the use of neonicotinoids. The plan is to require certification for those using neonics on their plants. It will also be required of certified users of neonics to inform their customers about potential effects of of the chemicals. …