After a nine month hiatus, the beeblog is back. Our site has undergone many changes in the last few months, and at some point all of the image files for the posts were lost. I’m in the process of finding the images and replacing them, but it will take some time.
In the meantime, feel free [...]
Category Archives: beekeeping news
The Beeblog is Back!
23-Dec-08More Hive Theft News
11-Mar-08Another piece on hive theft, this time from National Public Radio’s Day to Day, but with a twist. Sasha Khokha reports that a California beekeeper, Brian Beekman, found that 128 hives had been stolen - a loss of approximately $40,000. Rather than sit by idly, Beekman tracked down the stolen hives on his own, ultimately [...]
Hive Theft on the Rise
07-Mar-08National Public Radio’s Morning Edition reports that the theft of beehives is increasing. One California farmer had 180 hives stolen! Listen to their report here.
I suppose that this problem is to be expected in light of the problems beekeepers face right now. Has anyone in Connecticut experienced any problems with theft?
Stonewall Apiary has received an Agricultural Viability Grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to expand its beekeeping operation and product line. We will be offering more comb honey, since we sell out almost immediately each year. In addition, we will also be adding more pollen and beeswax products.
For more information on the grant, including [...]
Using Honey to Lessen a Child’s Cough
12-Dec-07An article in the New York Times reports that a spoonful of honey is more effective than the medicine (Dextromethorphan, or DM) in common over-the-counter medications used by most parents. The study was conducted by researchers in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Medicine at Pennsylvania [...]
Introducing Pollinationsource.com
20-Nov-07Stonewall Apiary is pleased to announce its newest project, Pollinationsource.com. The focus of this website will be to connect beekeepers with people seeking pollination services. Beekeepers of all sizes - hobbyists, sideliners and even commercial beekeepers - can register with the site, listing the types of crops they are willing to pollinate, the number of [...]
Colony Collapse Disorder in Connecticut
12-Nov-07The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has just published a report on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in Connecticut. The report contains good news about CCD: despite the presence of CCD in at least 24 states, there are no confirmed cases of it in Connecticut. The report suggests that this may be due to the fact that the [...]
I see it is time to add a new category: opinion. I have done so and filed Post 109 under it. This post is my response.
I agree that the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) website is lacking when it comes to information for beekeepers. It would be nice if there were a dedicated area on their site [...]
Medication Calculator Requests?
09-Jan-07It’s time to start thinking about spring medications…one of those beekeeping chores no one looks forward to. To help make this task a bit easier on the mind (if not the wallet) we have developed the ct-honey.com Medication Calculator. To use the calculator, simply enter the number of hives you will be medicating, indicate whether it [...]
Beekeeping Demonstration
23-Mar-06Come and join us at the East Lyme Public Library at 7 p.m. on June 7th, where we will be giving a beekeeping demonstration. The details of the demonstration have not been finalized yet, but will probably include beekeeping basics, beekeeping equipment, tasks during a typical year of beekeeping, and how honey is extracted. A question [...]
