Steven's Bees

After Church this afternoon I went out to the mailbox to get the newspaper (we have a newspaper slot under the mailbox). I was surprised to ...

This weekend we had our first notable snowfall of the season (there was a skiff of snow in October, but it melted quickly). I expect the we...

Earlier this month was the Worcester County Beekeeper's Association annual Thanksgiving day banquet. It was interesting to note that on...

The weather hasn't decided it if is Fall or Winter yet, so we are getting some ups and downs. It rained a bunch the past couple of days,...

We are in the feeding mode - during the fall weather, it's my job to get the bees stockpiled in food to survive the winter. You do that ...

The weather has been chilly for the past couple of weeks, but Saturday was a surprisingly warm day. It was about 68 degrees, and the rain w...

Last Saturday was a special meeting of the Worcester County Beekeeper Association and the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association . A couple o...

The weather was great today, and heavy rains are planned for the weekend. So I took advantage of the evening light to do a quick check of th...

No, this isn't a picture of my beehives! We had about 1/2" of snow overnight, and by mid-day it had all melted. But it is a sign th...

I've been treating the hives with some medication for a couple of weeks now, specifically to combat the Varroa Mite and Tracheal Mite ....