Honey Hole Honey

05/06/2025

Now for a new home in a larger Hive box!

05/06/2025

"He works hard for the Honey"😜

Thanks to my neighbor Valerie Sloane who earned a jar of Honey for a successful capture in one of my swarm traps. I collected the girls last night

02/06/2025

Honeybee Swarm

21/05/2025

Hey Seattle beekeepers. It's just about time for those blackberries to start blooming! Sunnier days ahead of this rain should make for a good early flow.

21/05/2025

Almost forgot… Happy (belated) World Bee Day!

Quick reminder to the neighbors that I still have jars of Honey Hole Honey available—local Wildflower honey made by my bees who forage around Prichard Beach.

If you’ve been meaning to try a jar (or need a sweet restock), reach out!
$15/jar – I take cash, Zelle, or Venmo.

Also excited to share that I’ll be doing a pop-up at the Filson flagship store on First Ave sometime in August—more details on that soon!

Thanks for supporting local bees and beekeepers!

20/05/2025

If you're in Western Washington and looking for a Swarm Trap, my buddy David made some really nice ones. All you need is a coat of paint. David is also the genius behind the UV Blue Entrance Discs - one comes with each Swarm Trap (check out the article in Bee Culture Magazine). Slap on a coat of paint and add a couple frames of drawn out brood comb and you're ready!
If you keep bees and don't have a swarm trap up in your own yard, think of it as a safety net should your own bees swarm. It's a place for them to go (should they choose it) and it's a lot easier than getting them out of a tree. I caught 13 swarms with this same set up last year.
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28/04/2025

I'll be doing a Honey Tasting at Bocovino Winery & Tasting Room during the First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square on May 1st, from 5–8 PM! 🍯🎨

Come sample my Seattle Wildflower Honey, enjoy a glass of wine, check out some incredible local art on exhibit, and relax to the sound of live jazz. It's going to be a great evening—hope to see you there!

Bocovino Winery & Tasting Room - 80 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA

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Bacovino was built on the guiding principle of joie de vivre, the vibrant embrace of life. Rooted in epicurean enjoyment, Bacovino embodies the art of savoring life’s finest moments and sharing an extraordinary journey through wine.

20/04/2025

It's that time of year when the Queens start laying their Easter Eggs! 😲

11/04/2025

With warmer days on the horizon, I'm getting a few extra Swarm Traps ready to put out. This one I put together using two old wooden nuc boxes, some left over door handle hardware ( to hold the boxes together) and a UV Blue entrance disc from Tiny Layers.

A big thanks to my swarm trap hosts who have allowed me to put swarm traps in their yards this season!

28/03/2025

Last year I bought a HiveIQ styrofoam hive to see how a colony would do under PNW conditions. These are a 9 frame box which will not work with my other honey supers. A friend of mine is making these wood adaptors which allow you to add additional supers and even a feeder. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19jtRrfSWV/

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28/03/2025

In the Spring we need to feed our Honeybees a 1 to 1 Sugar Syrup which prevents starvation, helps provide resources to build comb and encourages the queen to lay more eggs increasing the size of the colony. Adding just 2 tsp of HiveAlive liquid concentrate will keep you syrup from fermenting but also help the overall gut health of your honeybees. Colonies fed HiveAlive have on average 89% more bees , more brood and more honey.

14/02/2025