So some French employees of Cisco got into keeping bees urban style. They started three hives on the top of their Paris office. They harvested 220 pounds of honey the first year. What I’m more interested in is finding out more information on is the monitors they installed and the data they collected. TechContinue Reading

It’s become painfully obvious to me by my lack of updates and posts to this site that it’s time to cal it quits on managing my own custom blogging software. My lack of updates are directly related to the unfinished-ness of that code base. It was a fun learning experience and I wrote some coolContinue Reading

For as long as I’ve been a beekeeper, since 2006, I’ve wanted to combine my love for technology with my love for beekeeping. This website is but one attempt of mine to do such a thing. It has long been my goal to offer a web based app to keep track of your hives. I’veContinue Reading

I have been keeping bees since 2007. Since that time it’s really been what I’d call a hobby. I have spent the time learning about bees and how to keep them. I don’t consider myself an expert on the subject matter, but I know a few folks that are. Since the beginning I’ve felt thatContinue Reading

One of my favorite treats is home made honey butter. It’s better when made with buckwheat honey. It’s best when served with home made butter and biscuits. Here are some pics of me making honey butter. Cut a pad of butter and pour honey on top. Get a fresh homemade biscuit Mash the butter andContinue Reading

The Extension.org is offering several webinars for free. They cover a range of topics covering various farming related issues. The one most interesting to me as a beekeeper is "Yellowjacket Life History Shifts Modify Invasion Impacts in Hawaiian Ecosystems" on December 1, 2010. It is presented by Erin Wilson of UC Davis. Yellowjackets are aContinue Reading

Many people, and I do mean many, are afraid of bees. Bees of all kinds, honeybees, carpenter bees, and bumblebees. I believe the reason for this fear is that honeybees in particular look very similar to yellow jackets. And many people, including yours truely, have had very unplesent experiences with the aggressive yellow jacket. InContinue Reading

I recieved an email from the admin over at BeeSource explaining that a 13 year old Boy Scout named Christopher Stowell is seeking support in trying to convenience the Boy Scouts of America to reinstate the Beekeeping Merit Badge. This is important for our beloved hobby. An interest in beekeeping by young people helps spreadContinue Reading

We have been blessed this spring with our hive count having increased by 900%. We began this year with essentially one hive when our second one didn’t make it through winter. That hive split into two and swarmed once. The swarm got away. Each of the splits each swarmed once. We caught them. Two randomContinue Reading

The Beekeepers of Wilkes County will be hosting the NC State Beekeepers Association 2009 Summer Meeting. It will be held at the John A. Walker Community Center from July 9 through July 11, 2009. The meeting begins at 1:00 pm on Thursday and ends at 12:00 pm on Saturday. For the official agenda for theContinue Reading