Keep on buzzing

Organic AndFresh.

Forty seasons at the hives: honey from our own bees, and courses to keep yours.

Learn Beekeeping Our Apiaries

Beginner course · $145

Your FirstHive.

A day in the apiary with a beekeeper beside you: open a hive, read a frame, find the queen.

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May to July

SwarmSeason.

A swarm in your yard? We collect it free anywhere in the county and give it a home.

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0103

What Are Honeybees

15 Beekeeping Rules

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Bees on a yellow board — “Bright as a sunflower.”

A beekeeper with a frame on a hillside apiary — “Garden sweet garden.”

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Inside the hive

Inside A Frame

Ten frames to a box, each drawn into comb by the bees. Scroll on and look closer: a colony fills every frame in the same order.

01The FrameA wooden frame, its comb drawn from the bees' own wax.
02Capped HoneyAn arch of honey along the top, sealed under a cap of wax.
03PollenA band of pollen in every colour, the bread of the hive.
04BroodEggs, curled larvae and capped brood at the heart.

Learn how it's made

Courses with their dates

Learn Beekeeping

Every course meets at one of our apiaries or the honey house. The dates below are worked out from today, with the seats left on each.

01Nov Beeswax Candles & WrapsSunday 1 Nov, 10 am - 1 pm · The Honey House, Rhinebeck $557 seats left Book
10Apr Your First HiveSaturday 10 Apr, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm · Orchard Apiary, Red Hook $1457 seats left Book
01May Beekeeping WeekendSat & Sun 1 May, 9:30 am - 4 pm · Meadow Apiary, Tivoli $2606 seats left Book
05May Hive Inspection EveningsWednesday 5 May, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm · Orchard Apiary, Red Hook $354 seats left Book
20Jun Queen RearingSunday 20 Jun, 10 am - 4 pm · Linden Row, Rhinebeck $1755 seats left Book
04Jul Little BeekeepersSunday 4 Jul, 10 am - 12 pm · Orchard Apiary, Red Hook $257 seats left Book
28Aug Harvest & Extraction DaySaturday 28 Aug, 10 am - 3 pm · The Honey House, Rhinebeck $956 seats left Book