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...

This week we spent a couple of days organizing our indoor bee life. The intro image shows the ...

Fall feeding requirements have been inconsistent from yard to yard. We have a good number of hi...

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

We had another "first" during the honey harvest this year! We encountered several tree frogs han...

The weather has been extremely kind for the past few weeks as we continue with the honey harvest...

Yesterday we went on a mite treatment blitz to make the most of a Saturday afternoon. At the la...

It's great to see the honey barrels counting up as harvest continues. Now is also the time to p...

We are now focused on getting the 2019 crop into barrels and the bees treated for parasites. I ...

The main honey harvest month is upon us. Until several years ago, we waited until later in Augu...

We left the honey flow scene for a bit and escaped to visit family out in Colorado. It turns ou...

The clover bloom has held up quite well with the combination of moisture and heat. We've steam...

We are within several days of the most diverse collection of quality honey flowers that we will ...

I have to wonder how many people google "nucs" and end up really confused about winding up at a ...

We are getting back into the swing of moving bees. A lot of hives got stuck in my hayfield for ...

Today I sold the last three packages for 2019. There are usually a few that look for an owner d...

Back in 2018 we were fortunate to be invited to place bees up in the Viola and Stone City area. ...

We distributed most of the package bees that were preordered for 2019 this weekend. What an adv...

The part of the year when we split parent hives to repopulate the deadouts is upon us, and that ...

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...

This morning I told Andrew that I needed to fill up a few buckets of honey before preschool. Na...

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!

An image from along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, IA. January 2019

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

Alex and I have been living the beekeeper's working vacation in Phoenix at the AHPA meeting. Thi...

We are excited to adventure into 2019! It is going to be an exciting year for certain. All asp...

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

Big happy news from bee land--the first parts of a new building for the Mount Vernon property arr...