Tempo Team Our last stop was Paris. When I got to Paris, I wanted to make sure I got to La Maison du Miel, but while walking around Paris, I saw this place. They had lots of interesting honeys for sale, but I did not buy any. One of my “must-visit” places in Paris was Poilâne, a famous …
We’ve been thinking carefully this fall about how best to prepare our hives for winter. Last week I reviewed last winter’s records to remember exactly what we’d done. Last year our efforts to prepare our hives for winter apparently didn’t work out so well–we lost our beloved Hive 1 after the last late freeze in …
One of the best things about having this blog is meeting fascinating beekeepers from all over the world. And each of these beekeepers has different philosophies and approaches to beekeeping. I thought I’d poll some of my far-flung friends and ask them each to share with me their best beekeeping tip for beginners–a tip they …
I was finally able to set up a meeting with the property owner with the two abandoned beehives in his backyard in early December. I wasn’t able to go, but my beekeeping partner kept the appointment. This is what she found: I had suspected that a certain beekeeper in the area had been the one …
Welcome future (or current) beekeeper! If you are really considering keeping bees, you have to figure out where the best beehive location is in your situation. The rule of thumb in beekeeping is that you can “move a hive 3 inches or 3 miles” but anything in between is more challenging. While those numbers are not an exact …
So you’ve committed to beekeeping and picked out your hive style, you now have to figure out, “Where should I put my beehive?” There are actually a surprising number of factors to think about when choosing a site for your bees. Your location may have many limitations, but even in a small space, thinking this out ahead of time may …
