An inspection of my mid-to-late summer nucs recently showed they were deficient in pollen and honey. These "late bloomers" needed a...

I recently had the pleasure of a visit with two former students of mine at my apiaries. I hadn't talked with them for over three years,...

Hi everyone! NECTAR FLOW & SWARM SEASON The Black Locust nectar flow is done in our area and with that so is the peak of swarm season. ...

Happy New Year! With the start of a new year, comes a fresh start in beekeeping. Successful beekeeping requires a fair amount of...

Hi everyone! With the assistance of Barbara, an enthusiastic and up-and-coming beekeeper, we recently finished winterizing our hives and...

It’s been an amazing good year for Deer Creek Apiaries! We have nearly doubled the amount of active hives heading into fall, and it been...

Two weeks ago, our swarm season went into full swing in Harford County. I retrieved three swarms in three days, two of them just from...

As I mentioned in the last post, we are at the height of swarm season here in Harford County, and in light of missing several swarms from...

For the past two weeks, I have been recovering from pneumonia and was unable to get out and inspect my hives. The imagery below is a...

HI everyone, I hope you all are remaining safe and healthy. A weekend ago, I was using a technique I've been working with for the past...

drones emerging and the need to put on supers

Over a week ago, Crocuses started blooming in our front yard. The Crocuses' blooming time has always been a sharp reminder that by the...

How to become a beekeeper.

With temperatures in the lower 60’s this weekend, our bees were out foraging for pollen and nectar as if it was spring already! I’m glad...

In the past few years, a few mycologists and entomologist have been researching how a certain type of mushroom mycelium (fungus) may have...

I decided to put my video skills to work by creating a short video of some of my hives gathering fall pollen sources at one of my...

It's been an exceptional beekeeping season so far! We came out of winter with 26 hives, a 52% loss from last fall and since starting...

On May 19, Deer Creek Apiaries hosted members of an Arundel County Girl Scout troop at one of our apiaries. Parents and their children...

Well, today I attended the quarterly meeting and annual honey show and our business took First, Second and Third place with our label...

Hi again, Well, several weeks ago we received word from a friend in Vermont that our beehives had a second unannounced visit from our...