Pesticide

Opt Out Of Mosquito Spraying in MA

Opt Out of Mosquito Spraying Before March 1st Now is the time to exempt your property from Mosquito Spraying done by the state of Massachusetts for the current year. If you have bees, organic gardens or just don’t want your yard sprayed with pesticide, fill out the form below and […]

One cup of dead bees from Crocus

Death of a Hive: A Postmortem Analysis

Death of a Hive: A Postmortem Analysis It is with great sadness that I write this post and one of the reasons it has been a while since I have posted last. Of course this was also partly due to normal holiday busyness and the craziness of being parent at […]

Nucs and What Have I Been Up To Lately?

Nucs and What Have I Been Up To Lately? I have spent so much time writing about the incredible bee events I have attended this summer that I have neglected to update everyone on what I have been doing lately.  So in brief here it is. Expanded updates will be […]

Neonicotinoids Harm Native Bees + Techniques In Queen Rearing – Mass Bee Spring Meeting 2012

Massachusetts Beekeepers spring meeting included talks on Queen Rearing and How Neonicotinoids Harm Native Bees A few weeks ago, I attended the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association spring meeting, hosted by Essex County Beekeepers Association.  The highlights for me at these meetings are chatting with other beekeepers, learning tricks of the trade […]