I help direct a group of beekeepers at an urban educational farm in SE Portland.  We have several hives going, and made a real effort last season to keep fairly consistent hive logs.  In January I transcribed all the logs and then wrote up a synopsis for the group.  It was very very interesting and [...]

January is typically the month for garden planning.  Once all of those seed catalogs start arriving I know it is time to start planning for the beekeeping year as well.  Now is the time to build new equipment, rehab old equipment, and research the areas I want to focus on in the coming season, as [...]