Tag Archive for: Bees

Bee hive

Beekeeping: Overwintering Bees in Warm Places

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist  I…

Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees

photo collage showing Geese, Goats, Pigs, Chickens, an Apiary, and a Cow

Small-Scale Livestock Production

Bees' disrupted home

Advanced Beekeeping

Sometimes, in the course of events, having knowledge leads folks in odd directions. One of those directions could even be driving down the highway with a chunk of tree full of bees. A fellow needed help with said bees. He’d knocked them and their tree over with his tractor while mowing. He knew the tree to be dead and took the opportunity to start preparing it for burning. It didn’t go so well for him.
By Justin Duncan, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 214. Attracting and Protecting Pollinators

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…

Beekeeping for Beginners

Are you interested in keeping honeybees or just learning more…

Beekeeping Basics: Making Splits

Back in the day, I learned beekeeping at Prairie View A&M University Greenhouse where I started their apiary. Cecil Fry, one of the university’s electricians, started me off and even gave me a hive. With his training as a launch pad, we trained agriculture students and local producers how to be beekeepers.
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
honey bee on clover blossomUSDA photo by Lance Cheung

Late Summer on an Ozark Farm

As we round the corner from summer into fall, I always like to look back and assess how we did on our farm during the busy summer months. We did not suffer a bad drought this summer, though it was touch and go for a few weeks in July. We had to feed hay for about ten days to make sure we didn’t graze the grass too short, but it wasn’t as dire as it has been some years.
By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist

Tag Archive for: Bees

Bee hive

Beekeeping: Overwintering Bees in Warm Places

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist  I…

Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees

photo collage showing Geese, Goats, Pigs, Chickens, an Apiary, and a Cow

Small-Scale Livestock Production

Bees' disrupted home

Advanced Beekeeping

Sometimes, in the course of events, having knowledge leads folks in odd directions. One of those directions could even be driving down the highway with a chunk of tree full of bees. A fellow needed help with said bees. He’d knocked them and their tree over with his tractor while mowing. He knew the tree to be dead and took the opportunity to start preparing it for burning. It didn’t go so well for him.
By Justin Duncan, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 214. Attracting and Protecting Pollinators

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…

Beekeeping for Beginners

Are you interested in keeping honeybees or just learning more…

Beekeeping Basics: Making Splits

Back in the day, I learned beekeeping at Prairie View A&M University Greenhouse where I started their apiary. Cecil Fry, one of the university’s electricians, started me off and even gave me a hive. With his training as a launch pad, we trained agriculture students and local producers how to be beekeepers.
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
honey bee on clover blossomUSDA photo by Lance Cheung

Late Summer on an Ozark Farm

As we round the corner from summer into fall, I always like to look back and assess how we did on our farm during the busy summer months. We did not suffer a bad drought this summer, though it was touch and go for a few weeks in July. We had to feed hay for about ten days to make sure we didn’t graze the grass too short, but it wasn’t as dire as it has been some years.
By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist