My Chicago Garden

So last week I went out to the bee yard to check the progress of my hive not intending to harvest any honey yet.  But once I got there the bees had nearly filled the 5th super on the hive (bottom two are for brood/pollen the middle one is a mix of honey/brood/pollen [...]

Chris Saad of Honey Trails and I spent 2 and 1/2 hours today with the folks behind Pushing the Envelope Farm. Essentially what they have is 13 to 14 acres of property that is adjacent to the Continental Envelope factory in Geneva, IL.  Actually, the owners of Continental Envelope, and their family [...]

Unfortunately my bees arrived while I was out Storm Chasing and so Melissa and the girls had to go pick them up for me.  Chris Saad of Honey Trails was gracious enough to not only let me place my hive on his property (hopefully temporarily) but also to hive my bees for me.  [...]

Unfortunately, the world is full of ignorant people. I don’t mean that in a derogatory way, it is a state of being. When ignorance is combined with irrational fear, it becomes a potent force. One that can not be fought easily and without personal cost. Combining the two conditions you get a near [...]