New England Beekeeping Supplies

04/05/2024

Follow us The Colony-Massachusetts🐝

03/28/2024

Today Rick and his team head to Georgia to pick up the April 1st bees. Follow their journey on The Colony Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecolonyma and Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/thecolony.ma/

Loading the truck and checking the tires for the long trip. All is good!

03/25/2024

🐝This weekend our Beekeeping 101 students braved the wet weather and thoroughly enjoyed the hive openings!

**Some highlights**
Rick found the queen.
She was laying.
Rick got stung.

Enjoy the clip!🐝

03/15/2024

Rick, Honeybound Meadery's owner and award-winning mazer doing a Mead making workshop for the Mass Bee speaker dinner.

03/14/2024

Happy Pi Day!! πππ🐝🐝

Can honeybees calculate the circumference of a flower??🌼🌼

It seems like our honeybees may NOT be able to do complex math problems like earlier research suggested. Check out this article describing more recent research into the mathematical abilities of these magnificent little creatures!

Turns Out Bees Were Cheating When They Convinced Us They Could Do Math

03/09/2024

🐝Our last Beekeeping 101 class is this weekend, carefully scheduled (Ahem, Rick) to end right before baseball ⚾️season begins😀😉
A big thank you to all of our great students!! We look forward to seeing you at The Colony for our final, fun, and informative meeting: The Hive Opening!🐝🐝

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03/07/2024

🐝Getting ready for your bees? Now is a good time to check your frames to make sure they are clean and ready for your queen and her brood!

Not sure? Send us a picture, stop by The Colony, or give us a call. We can help you decide! 😊

02/29/2024

This time of the year we get a lot of people asking us about bear fencing. Here is a really good publication from the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

02/29/2024

Secure your 2024 Honeybee Packages and Nucs today! Rossman Apiary Packages are ready for pickup on April 1st, April 8th, and April 22nd, while Wilbanks Packages are available on April 26th and May 10th.
Our initial Nuc pickup for early May is already sold out, but we have ample Nucs remaining for mid-May pickup.

02/27/2024

We offer beekeeping supplies, bee packages and nucs, honey extraction, and consulting services. Located at The Colony, home of New England Beekeeping, Carlisle Honey, and Honeybound Meadery.

02/22/2024

A thriving bee colony constructing honeycombs. Discover our range of offerings, including beekeeping equipment, bee packages, nucs, honey extraction, and expert consulting services. Find us at The Colony, home of New England Beekeeping, Carlisle Honey, and Honeybound Meadery

02/20/2024

The distinguished queen bee bears her mark with pride!