Abbott Farms - Sustainable Agriculture

We had a nice day to kick off the beekeeping field day season on Saturday April 23rd. It was sunny and in the low 60's. We spent the...

I finally got into my hives for the first time this spring! I had to wait until Monday April 18th because I had to be away for the...

Here is a picture of what my daffodils look like today. I always say don't open your hives until the daffodils bloom. Of, course there...

Today was the warmest day since last November! It was nearly 70 degrees this afternoon. I had gone out to the gravel pit in the morning...

Well, I have bad news to report. I went out to the hives in the gravel pit today. I had already looked at my own bees, which were...

After a pretty mild December, snow and cold arrived. The weather is really pretty typical for Michigan, up and down. For two or three...

Yesterday I wandered out to just check on the hives. On November 2nd, it was 73 degrees!!! This is Michigan, after all, that is amazing!...

We prepared all the hives at the apiary for the winter this month. We swapped the top supers of the two larger vertical hives, so the...

Today we took advantage of nice weather and went out to the apiary. We first went to the long hive. The bees were a lot happier today. ...

It was a nice clear day and a little chilly, in the low 60's, but down in the gravel pit where the hives are, it is sheltered and was...