Plum Brook Apiary

04/13/2026

Plum Brook Apiary is now a registered monarch waystation

04/13/2026

Colonies coming out of winter looking really strong

03/09/2026

Maple trees are blooming and honeybees are gathering nectar and pollen from their first food source. The queen sees this environmental queue to start laying more eggs now that a food source is available to their young.

09/25/2025

Cleanup crew after harvesting, any honey that’s left behind they take back to the hive

09/19/2025

Goldenrod is in full bloom, and bees are drying the nectar.

05/15/2025

Here’s a picture of the threatened North American Bumblebee, these are the bees we need to be saving, honeybees are the least concern. All of the wildflowers I planted are mostly for the native species in Ohio, but the honey bees benefit from them as well 

05/05/2025

New queens hatching!

05/04/2025

05/04/2025

Pretty neat Swarm reporting website!

Swarmed connects the public with local beekeepers to report and remove honey bee swarms for free. Beekeepers receive real-time swarm alerts and tools to track and catch more swarms.

10/21/2024

Fall honey is now available! Fall honey has a more robust flavor and darker color with butterscotch notes and a spicy finish. Try a bottle of spring honey and fall honey next to each other, to experience the different flavors of the different seasons!

08/28/2024

2024 Spring/Summer honey is now in stock! 

07/03/2024

I have four honey supers on a nucleus colony I got in the beginning of May, these girls are getting it