Tapping Maple Trees for Syrup

We have been tapping our maple trees for the last 6 years. It can be a lot of work, but it's worth it! 4 pots of sap boiling over the fire You can tap almost any maple tree - in your urban yard, in the middle of a forest, or in your pasture. It doesn't …

Are Honey Bees an Invasive Species?

Honey bees are  model workers and important pollinators, but are they invasive? Should we be trying to save them or should we be forcing their eviction? As beekeepers, we get asked a zillion questions about bees. Over the years, the most common questions have centered on how to "save the bees." Just recently, that tone …