It almost doesn’t make sense. Everything is beautiful and green… ponds are full…how could we be entering DEARTH? It actually happens even with adequate rain. What is dearth? According to the dictionary: A scarcity or lack of something – In...
BY TERRY WRIGHT President Caddo Trace Beekeepers Association Board of Directors - Texas Honey Bee Education Association Mead is an alcoholic beverage that is made from fermenting honey with yeast. It is actually in a class of its own, but...
By: Paige Nester Owner, Creek House Honey Farm As fairly new beekeepers, my husband George and I knew that raw honey had amazing healing properties. Realizing the need for local honey, we started Creek House Honey Farm in 2011 with...
Pamela and husband Steve, own and operate Barton Creek Honey in Barton Creek & Bastrop, TX. Pamela is a Univ. of Georgia trained honey judge and has managed the Texas Beekeepers Assn. Honey Show. She is a Master Beekeeper...
Storing Supers using Wax Moth Crystals 4 Options Regardless of how you protect your bees' hard earned honeycomb from wax moths, it's critical! As soon as you've harvested, and let the bees clean your supers for 24 hours, it's time...
By: Mary Reed Texas Chief Apiary Inspector Entomologist - Secretary, Apiary Inspectors of America Texas Master Beekeeper Program Manager I remember when I first got into beekeeping. I was overwhelmed with anticipation of getting to watch my bees grow...