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Welcome to Fairview Bees website!
First, let me welcome you to our website which I hope will keep you updated on our progress with beekeeping in Fairview, Tennessee. Bee Love Apiary is the name of our bee hive apiary which consists of...
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Bon Aqua Springs Apiaries and Woodenware
I have to give a very important “thank you” to Trevor Qualls of Bon Aqua Springs Apiaries and Woodenware. He lives just a few miles away and has been VERY instrumental in helping with our bees. All our...
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Beetight – Hive tracking software
Being the geek/nerd (not sure which if not both) that I am, I have to have some sort of “electronic” method for bee hive management. I looked at several (some free) and found Beetight to really fit my...
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Apiary Inspection of Sugar Water
We inspected our bees today — we only opened the top of the hives to check the sugar water supply. While there, I got a few pictures of the hive entrances of the “girls” working hard. Bee Inspection5...
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Bee Friendly Gardening
WHAT is BEE FRIENDLY FARMING/GARDENING A “Bee Friendly Farmer” is an inclusive term intended to recognize Bee Friendly ANYONE who supports bees on all scales of landscape: farms, ranches, businesses,...
View ArticleBOMT Meeting for May 2013
At the meeting now – tonight, the presentation is on “Queen Rearing” and “Nectar / Pollination Sources in Middle Tennessee.” We also have our new microscope to be used for pollen identification as well...
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The girls are BUSY!
This is what it looks like when you wait too long for your hive inspection. The girls made burr comb up through the opening of the inner cover. We caught it in time and added another hive body.
View ArticleSpring Honey?
Well, if all goes as planned, our next check of the hives may show us that we will have Spring honey. The Easter swarm hive has been VERY busy!
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Beekeepers of Middle Tennessee Meeting – May 8, 2014
This Thursday’s meeting of BOMT will have Trevor Qualls speaking on “Natural Beekeeping.” Trevor has been extremely helpful in getting our hives up and running. We even exclusively use his wood hives....
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