Category Archives: History
A Winter Beard
Our little blog has been dormant for months, but our mighty hive is alive and kicking. Early last September we harvested over twenty pounds of honey, a 225% increase from our first-ever harvest in 2010. We were surprised by the … Continue reading
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Tagged bearding, bees died, harvest, urban beekeeping, winter
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History Remembers: Robert H. Peters, July 1982
Robert H. Peters, Bradys Bend, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1982 Grandpap Peters, the quintessential renaissance man I so fondly remember from my childhood and the man largely responsible for the beekeeper I am trying to become, is known in the history … Continue reading
