Bees Make Their Own Homes
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With the sun over our shoulders, we took turns holding up the frames of our beehive to look at the bees. At first we saw a blanket of bees, but by blowing gently, the bees moved and we saw the six sided cells capped with honey, then some eggs, and larva. We saw bees drinking [...]
Reflection on First Opening of a Hive
The intoxicating aroma of beekeepers’ smoke The fond smells of summer campfires does invoke For a while we were able to share For a while we were able to watch and stare Amazing this hive, this amazing place Thank you, bee friends, for sharing your space Posted by Maria da Silva a href=”http://www.westernsare.org/”>This project was [...]
Lilikoi for Lovers
Lilikoi is passion fruit in Hawaiian. Lilikoi is a fragrant fruit with a lovely tangy and sweet taste. Many people think that the beeLilikoi Honeys feed on the nectar of the lilikoi flower and that is how we get lilikoi honey. But in fact, we mix pure wild-crafted puree of the lilikoi fruit into our [...]
How are the Bees? An Update on Colony Collapse and Bee Health.
Last week at Volcano Island Honey Co., Dr. Steven Martin of the University of Sheffield (UK) visited our farm for the second time to collect samples for his research on insect viruses. We took advantage of Dr. Martin’s visit to learn more about the latest in bee health worldwide – a subject that affects us [...]
UH Honeybee-Pollinator Expo
Join Volcano Island Honey at the UH Honeybee-Pollinator Expo this Friday, November 5th, 8 am – 4 pm at the East West Center at UH Manoa. The Honeybee / Pollinator Expo 2010 will explore the current problems of bee health and pollinator consercation in Hawaii along with the proposed solutions to these important issues. The [...]
Children + Bees = Lots of Fun
Richard was recently in California visiting his daughter and her family. What started out as an idea to talk to his grandson Hayden’s class evolved into a presentation to the entire 1st grade (about 100 children) at Lilac School in Valley Center, California. In teaching about the parts of a bee Richard asked who had [...]
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