Nuby Run Bee Farm

08/15/2018

Fall harvest looking promising. Coordination with local farmers good in relation to spraying. Closed up last night for third time this season for pyrethroids. Insects in beans something awful with all the rain. Only the pumpkin man (carbaryl) left to go.

04/19/2017

The new Mission Church yard with an interested observer. Bees arrive Saturday.

03/24/2017

Trapping a hive or two hopefully

03/03/2017

A nuc I have been bringing through the winter blew over twice in the terrible winds of yesterday. They were wall to wall bees. Next warm, quiet day will check their status. My assistant was stung numerous times putting them back together. Anaphylactic shock set in but recovered with epipen. Last day in the yard for her. A grandchild being considered for promotion.

02/02/2017

We are on the usual climate roller coaster. 65 degrees yesterday and 56 today. Bees are out forging on purple vetch and dandelions which are everywhere. Its February and the groundhog said 6 more weeks this morning but Spring looks promising at this point.

01/05/2017

It's been a year of rebuilding. After losing all hives last winter this summer we captured a feral hive and picked up 3 nucs. All appear well at this point. Will trap another feral colony in spring.

06/07/2016

04/13/2016

Transferring the bees from the wood duck box hive. Thanks David Mitchell.

09/09/2015

Fall honey extraction

09/09/2015

Persimmons just starting to ripen as Fall nears.