We are over the moon to welcome Dr. Stan Holt to the Grateful Trees and Bees family! Stan will join Pixie Barrows as a GTB Beekeeper and is available for an array of beekeeping and hive management services, including intensive one-on-one mentoring. Early spring is the perfect time in the […]
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A guest post from our friend at HarvestLiberty.net. As a child I went often with Papa Bear and Small Bear on The Big Honey Hunt. Over river and through dale I laughed and laughed as Papa Bear chased his bee, sticking his paw into every tree but the honey tree. […]
While it is possible to start a new beehive by splitting an existing hive or hiving a swarm, at Grateful Trees and Bees we recommend that new beekeepers establish a honeybee hive by purchasing a package of bees with a queen included. In North Carolina, honeybee packages are typically available […]
Our friends at HarvestLiberty.net found some brood on a honeycomb frame. They saved the brood from the honey extractor, but not before taking a few stills of a hatching apis mellifera ligustica. They created a quick one-minute (and, in their words, “decidedly unprofessional slide show”). Check it out, it’s as quick […]