Seattle Urban Honey is featured in The Daily in the "Farm to Desk" biweekly column exploring the University District Farmers Market.
Paul PerkinsOctober 10, 2023
New conditions force growth. Growth is never easy or painless. The new conditions are a novel corona virus that is causing disease in our community. The governor of the State of Washington has issued a stay at home order. What does that mean for the beekeeper? Well, spring is here and we need to tend our bees. Beekeeping is usually done with a good deal…
Paul PerkinsMay 1, 2020
We mark the end of the beekeeping year. We are keeping on eye on the health of our hives and feeding them sugar to help them survive winter.
Paul PerkinsMarch 15, 2017
Seattle Urban Honey shares a video of a naked bee nest. Sadly, the nest did not survive the rains in its naked state.
Paul PerkinsFebruary 2, 2014
The Puget Sound Beekeepers January meeting was abuzz with new faces and lots of excitement building for the coming beekeeping season. How are your bees? Are you feeding them? Are you going to get more bees this spring? Anticipation. Meanwhile, the bees are in a cluster keeping warm.
Paul PerkinsFebruary 2, 2014
We learned a lot about city beekeeping in the few years that we have been involved. We share some of what we have learned.
Paul PerkinsOctober 3, 2013
Working the Bees It is time to start working the bees again. We go from maintenance mode to honey production mode. Right now, the bees are producing lots of offspring. They have been able to gather some honey. One hive gained 14 pounds in the last 2 weeks. The bees need this honey for raising brood so we cannot collect any honey to extract yet....
Paul PerkinsApril 2, 2013
We have been making homemade lip balm, lotion bars, and mustache wax from the beeswax that I recovered after extracting honey.
Paul PerkinsDecember 7, 2012
Our beekeepers association suggested we test our hives for Varroa Mites. With a homemade Varroa Mite Test we reviewed our hive health.
Paul PerkinsOctober 11, 2012