Treehouse Farms Apiary

First honey harvest...finally! Its not a huge amount but it sure is satisfying after all the hard work. Beautiful honey and comb from the foundation less frames.

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The girls are already capping off some honey!

Some good info is starting to come out in response to this new "fad". I'm sure there will be more.

3 Reasons To Go Against The Flow Hive Many think the Flow Hive is a genius invention that respects the bees, but what if we told you that it reduces the bee hive into a beer keg. It's animal husbandry with a negative twist.

Yesterday was a beautiful south carolina winter day. The girls were happily buzzing around the yard. It's good to see them so healthy and active this time of year.

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Kelley Beekeeping Kelley Beekeeping

I started out doing this to get honey, but now I am more concerned about the bees themselves. I am glad that others who are doing this as a hobby can have a positive impact as well. Join us!

Honeybees Are Still Hurting, But Backyard (and Rooftop) Beekeepers Can Help | TIME.com Honeybee losses keep piling up and scientists don't know why. In the meantime, though, hobbyist beekeepers can help keep the embattled insect going

When are we going to see some changes in regards to pesticides and their usage? This is getting critical and beekeeping is becoming more of trying to get the bees to just survive!

Tens of millions of Florida bees mysteriously drop dead in one day, beekeepers blame pesticides Authorities have already ruled out disease, including the infamous “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD), as the cause of a recent honeybee holocaust that took place in Brevard County, Florida. The UK’s Daily Mail reports that up to 12 million bees...

Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could leave fields fallow. Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the...

37 Million Bees Found Dead in Elmwood Canada ►http://www.realfarmacy.com/37-million-bees-found-dead-in-elmwood-canada/

Tens of millions of Florida bees mysteriously drop dead in one day, beekeepers blame pesticides ►http://www.realfarmacy.com/tens-of-millions-of-florida-bees-mysteriously-drop-dead-in-one-day-beekeepers-blame-pesticides/

Effects of Colony Collapse Disorder Now Manifesting in California ►http://www.realfarmacy.com/effects-of-colony-collapse-disorder-now-manifesting-in-california/

Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills remaining Queens ►http://www.realfarmacy.com/illinois-illegally-seizes-bees-resistant-to-monsantos-roundup-kills-remaining-queens/

Sheesh!!!

Over 30 Million Bees Found Dead In Elmwood Canada Shortly after 50,000 bees were found dead in an Oregon parking lot (read more here), a staggering 37 million bees have been found dead in Elmwood, Ontario, Canada.Dave Schuit, who runs a honey operation in Elmwood has lost 600 hives. He is pointing the finger at the insecticides known as neonicotino...