Gold Star Honeybees will be offering a free workshop entitled
"
How and Why To Keep Bees in Top Bar Beehives".
The workshop will be held Sunday July 12th from noon to 2pm on
Whiskeag Road in North Bath.
Call 207-449-1121 to RSVP and for directions, or send an email
to christy@goldstarhoneybees.com.
Gold Star Top Bar Beehives in the News!!!
Gold Star Top Bar Beehive kit in Denver Urban Garden (DUG), being
tended by Marty Hardison.
IT’S
NOT ABOUT THE HONEY, HONEY!
It’s about the BEES!!!
Honeybees are showing serious signs of distress from the beekeeping
practices of the last century.
They are suffering from Colony Collapse Disorder, varroa mite infestation,
and other problems that they can no longer fend off successfully
due to their abused immune systems.
But YOU can help!!!
Beautiful Top Bar Comb with Lots of Brood
Photo by Karl Vechtenmeisser,
with thanks to Mikelle Carr.
Gold Star Honeybees operates a Beekeeping Service. We will place
and maintain a healthy “top-bar”
hive on your property – totally maintenance-free to you --
and we
can watch as the bees make their comeback.
We don't move our bees around to pollinate - that is tough on
bees!!!
They live on your property, and we do everything we can to make
their lives stress- and chemical-free!
Together we can change the focus of beekeeping – from current,
non-sustainable methods to raising healthy, happy honeybees.
Call us for more details and for price and availability information.
Christy Hemenway, Gold Star Beekeeper
Photo by Sharon French, thanks to Tori Jackson.
GOLD STAR HONEYBEES is willing to capture and relocate
swarms of honeybees throughout the Mid-Coast Maine area. Please
get in touch
with us AS SOON AS you notice the swarm. It's very helpful to have
your digital camera ready too - so we can get an idea of their
location, and be able to positively identify them.
Gold Star Honeybees collects a fantastic swarm in Waldoboro.
Photo
by Nancy Williams, thanks to New Aim Farm.
