by Nicolas Geant | Mar 5, 2023 | Blooming, Pollination
Additional information: Overall rating for honeydew: 2/5Nectar: 2/3Pollen: 3/3 Color: White/Beige, Pink Blooming Apple tree in Contra Costa County California: March 5, 2023
by Nicolas Geant | Aug 14, 2020 | News
You can test and buy pure, raw, and unfiltered honey from El Sobrante at Cloverfield Organic Farm. Visit the farm, pick fruits, vegetables, or various other plants and admire the beehives and the continuous comings and goings of the bees. Healthy & Delicious...
by Nicolas Geant | Mar 29, 2020 | News
A honey bee colony can grow surprisingly fast in spring. When temperatures rise, pollen and nectar become available, and the queen increases egg laying, a colony can expand from a relatively small winter population to tens of thousands of bees within a few weeks. A...
by Nicolas Geant | Mar 6, 2020 | News
What’s a 5 frame bee nuc? A bee nuc or nucleus is generally composed of a queen in laying and five frames including three of brood and two of food, honey, and pollen. It is not about a naked swarm which is composed to him of a packet of bees without frames and a...
by Nicolas Geant | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Varroa is the first problem of bees before beekeeping practices, food problems (nectar and pollen), and chemicals used in agriculture. In order to fight against this plague, several possibilities are available to the beekeeper to help his bees. The most common is the...