Beacon Bee

Happy world bee day! This is my 17th year as a beekeeper and I am so thankful for all it has taught me, about bees, the seasons, myself and the natural world.

FYI the herbicides that Lawn Doctor and other companies use kill bees and are toxic to aquatic creatures. I have been finding clumps of dead bees in front of my hives and I am now seeing these signs on the lawns of several of my neighbors. Please reconsider.

January bees! It was warm enough for a quick peek under the lid today.

Propolis tincture! Kicks the germs right out of your system. $15 for 1oz or $20 for 2oz PM to order, free local delivery.

It’s honey time!! The bees have been kind and we have honey to spare. $10/8oz or $20/16oz. PM to arrange for pick up, or free local delivery for orders of $20 or more.

Teacher gift time! $15 gets you a packet if wildflower seeds, lip balm and Tick Stick! Free local delivery

A swarm filled week! Season 16 and they still amaze me.

M. hiking in the Negev.

Everything you need, for snow or shine! Today at the Beacon Farmer’s Market

Long nights call for cotton wrapped beeswax candles. Available at the Beacon Farmer’s Market and the Howland Center Small Gifts Show, now till Xmas, or PM for free local delivery!

Beacon Bee at the Howland Center! This will be a beautiful holiday sale! Local goods of all sorts!

Tapers wrapped in indigo bees. Coming to a holiday sale near you, or DM us

Wrapping up 2022. It was another weird and wonderful season with the bees. Now it’s time to get ready for the holidays!!

Some new ideas are brewing for the fall/winter/holiday season!

Bear visited the hives, but the strap held up! country

It has been (another) odd year for the bees… plenty of bees and honey, but they did not draw enough comb to get very big. This may be the only frame of honey I get this year, so I will cherish it.

The perfect Father’s Day and/or Teacher appreciation gift; $10 for a Beard Balm or Everything balm, and a pollinator pack of wildflower seeds PM to order and free delivery in 12508

Teacher appreciation time! $25 for a beeswax taper, notecards, pocket stick and lip balm PM your order for free delivery in 12508

Palm of pollen, ( and a wax scale)

Bees reading directions.

Installed a new package of bees! Queen is marked yellow, bees read the directions, eager box of bees

Bee whispers.

Right now at the Beacon Farmer’s Market!

Today! Beacon Farmers Market AND the Howland Center! Time to get shopping!

The Howland Center’s “small gift holiday fair” has all sorts of treats!

Hanukkah/Christmas/teacher gift alert! Beacon Bee sampler, $22, free delivery to 12508, DM to order