CCD Get Over It Everyone is tired of the media attention on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) By now, everyone knows that CCD is a complex conglomeration of multiple causes and a catchall for everything that plagues the honeybee population. We don’t want to hear, one more time, the opportunistic and misquoted mantra attributed to Einstein
Best Orchard Pollinator Honeybees Mason Bees and Orchard Pollination Which insect is the best orchard pollinator? Mason bees are better orchard pollinators than honeybees. Mason bees are cold tolerant and will forage when the temperature is 55 degrees or during light precipitation, unlike most honeybees taking flight only when temperatures are above 60 degrees and
Wisconsin State Bee Inspector Tests Sweet Mountain Farm Honeybees September 24, 2015, Sweet Mountain Farm had visitors. Wisconsin State Bee Inspector Dan Ziehli from the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection came to check out the Sweet Mountain Farm bee yard along with our invited guests from Brown County Beekeepers Association. Dan called me
2016 Russian Honeybee Pre-Season Sale Don’t miss out on your chance to save on Sweet Mountain Farm’s handcrafted northern white cedar beehives and northern bred Russian nucleus colonies! Go to: Sale Flyer. Please remember to read Sale Flyer page two. New options this year include customizing your beehive. Pick out your finish; linseed oil, Ecco-wash, or order
How much is a Russian worth? Sweet Mountain Farm delivered 70 Russian nucleus colonies this year to Wisconsin Beekeepers. It was our first major distribution. Beekeepers traveled from as far North as Duluth, as far West as LaFarge, and as far South as Janesville to get Russian bees, intending to successfully over-winter the colony in Wisconsin’s
