March 2007

The verdict is in, and it’s not looking good for the Hive 2 queen.  I posted this question to the Organic Beekeeper’s mailing list: I cracked open my (one) hive last weekend to see how …

Alyssa and Pmatt came by last weekend for Alyssa’s free introductory Intro to Beekeeping class, taught by yours truly, Professor Stungstein.  It was a good opportunity for me to get off my lazy arse and …

 You ever think you know how to do something, then you see someone who really knows how to do it, and you realize how little you actually know? So check out this post by “Naturebee” …

I came across an article today on “Beekeeping in the Digital Age“. Of course, I was tickled at the first line: The first beekeeping home page I can remember was put up by a graduate …

I was just looking to e-mail someone the link to the National Geographic bee fight video, in which a swarm of hornets devours a hive to Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries, but apparently the link …

More on the phage in the New York Times. I have to apologize to the beekeepers out there.  I think I treated the whole thing a little lightly. Honestly, it’s starting to sound a little creepy.  …

Alyssa, a friend of Pmatt’s, dropped me a line the other day and asked if I could show her the beekeeping ropes, so she can start her own hives.  Awesome, an apprentice! I’ll be like the …

My friend Tabasco collared me at Brianna and Fauxfaux’s wedding a couple weekends back and asked if he could have some Hive Mind honey for his allergies.  Turns out, eating local honey, by exposing you to …