The Beecharmers

06/19/2023

05/12/2023

My app tells me I get excited to find these butterflies the same week every year and they are just as beautiful every time!

05/07/2023

What bees or other pollinators are you finding in your gardens or on walks this time of year?

03/25/2023

Anyone else doing some spring planting today? Try borage for an edible pollinator friendly addition to your yard or garden 🐝

03/06/2023

Can you spot the queen? Just kidding 🤣 Come hang out with us at. Hive to Spoon Experience to see a queen bee up close! 🎟️ at hivetospoon.com

10/07/2022

Field trip! 1st graders this week catching and observing pollinators! Fiery skippers at are a favorite right now.

10/07/2022

Day 6 - Favorite Bee Books 📚

10/05/2022

Day 5 - I wish I had known….that beekeeping is an art and a science. I wish I had realized that all of the advice and usually well intentioned opinions thrown at me as a beekeeper starting out (and even now!) might be true today and false tomorrow or just not right for me.

Beekeeping techniques change with the seasons, geographic area, purpose of keeping bees, the surrounding environment and a whole lot of things outside of our control.

How and why a person is a beekeeper can be deeply individual to that person or company. I have found that the most experienced beekeepers I know are open to changing based on the needs of the bees and continue learning and trying new things. Letting go of trying to follow the rules or checking the textbook and instead using what you know in combination with listening, watching, relying on the science and taking field notes over many years with the bees is a lot more interesting.