The fall bloom is setting up pretty much as I expected in eastern Iowa. We had recurrent rain t...

The truckloads of bees have been rolling back into Iowa. Last December, Andrew cried when he th...

We once again split the almond pollination hives in California in 2022. The image above shows t...

Three frosts hit the almond growers this week. Hard freezes aren't all that common in almond la...

We just finished checking the bees during almond bloom 2022. Normally we make this round just p...

We returned to California several days ago to start preparing the bees for 2022 almond pollinati...

The Ebert Honey bee migration to California is winding up for 2021. We loaded the last truck a ...

We spent a record amount of time with the bees in California in 2021. I think it was worth it. ...

The almond bloom is well underway here in northern California. Some orchards are in full bloom,...

We are winding up our survey of the Ebert bees out in northern California. The image above show...

It is only our third year of loading bee trucks. Somehow it feels much longer. Participating i...

One of the virus-related disruptions of 2020 is that I no longer sit at a coffee shop on Sunday ...

Almond pollination is officially underway in the orchards where our bees are located. In the im...

A few days ago we started our California bee rounds among the almond trees. We are in two diffe...

The American Honey Producers Association is holding its annual convention in Sacramento. Founde...

Our last truckload of bees indeed made it to California safely. I was most worried about the sn...

Andrew came out to weave in and out among the hives while we got them stacked for the last truck...

The central Iowa bees were all gathered at our Pella location and loaded for California last wee...

We got our first truckload of bees on the road last week. We are getting better at handling the...

The bee roundup has involved forging through early snow. The forecast proved extremely accurate...

Last night we had one of the prettiest sunsets of the year. The Iowa skies have proven exceptio...

The bees are still shaping up well for fall 2019. It looks like primary caretaking should be fi...

The image above is the last yard we harvested in 2019, and we always give a mite treatment on th...

The past couple of weeks have not lacked for excitement. Package bee supplies are short in nort...

The almond bloom is exceptionally late this year due to the cool wet weather. The central and s...

For the last couple of weeks, the snow just keeps hitting the Midwest! We haven't had this much ...

It felt fitting to snap a farewell shot of the driveway into the almond orchard where I've been ...

The Handy ATV + Trailer Bee Feeding Unit All Loaded Up!

Alex Happily Provides Honey to the People!

A Pollination Holding Yard -- Three truckloads from another Iowa beekeeper!

We are making the leap into the world of migratory beekeeping this winter.  On Wednesday we load...