The Bickerstaff Buzz

2026 is Almost a Wrap!

2026 is Almost a Wrap!

Fall Roundup 2026 We were busy as bees and somehow the summer slipped away…  All the honey is off the hives, and it’s almost time to bring the bees south....

2026 is Almost a Wrap!

Fall Roundup 2026 We were busy as bees and somehow the summer slipped away…  All the honey is off the hives, and it’s almost time to bring the bees south....

Winter Update 2024/2025

Winter Update 2024/2025

Most of our hives are in Texas, while we chill up here in MN with the rest of our neighbors, but by the end of the month it should warm...

Winter Update 2024/2025

Most of our hives are in Texas, while we chill up here in MN with the rest of our neighbors, but by the end of the month it should warm...

Honeybees on a Texas thistle flower

Weekly Management Update June 11, 2024

Its already time to start taking dandelion honey off the hives! Most of our hives overwintered in east Texas this year, although we ourselves stayed in Minnesota to tough it out...

Weekly Management Update June 11, 2024

Its already time to start taking dandelion honey off the hives! Most of our hives overwintered in east Texas this year, although we ourselves stayed in Minnesota to tough it out...

Get the Right Gear

Get the Right Gear

Is it expensive to keep bees?  Keeping honeybees can appear a daunting project, simply because of all the gadgets and tools associated with the craft.

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Get the Right Gear

Is it expensive to keep bees?  Keeping honeybees can appear a daunting project, simply because of all the gadgets and tools associated with the craft.

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