Winter is an anxious time for beekeepers. Once we wrap our colonies for winter, we have to sit back and hope that the fall preparations and feeding we carried out is going to be enough to keep the bees warm and cozy as they wait for spring. Spring is now here – and although thereContinue reading “Spring has sprung!”
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The End of the Season!
2024 has been a strange year for bees and beekeepers here on the South Shore of Nova Scotia After a fairly early start, weather seemed to be cooperating and we started the year with very low losses of bees over the winter. After a summer of swarms in 2023, we had very little swarm activityContinue reading “The End of the Season!”
Preparing for the 2024 beekeeping season
Thanks to our wonderful honey customers and beehive hosts for our successful 2023 season. Mother nature didn’t take it easy on us or the bees, but they still came through with some great tasting honey. It was great to experience the amazing support from our community as we redeveloped the business. We participated in severalContinue reading “Preparing for the 2024 beekeeping season”