Inspired by the Jefferson County Fair’s 2024 dinosaur theme, here’s a little science note on the question of what dinosaurs might have to do with bees. Gorgosaurus (Image: D....

Western bumble bee Of all the native bees in our gardens, the bumble bees are perhaps the most easily recognized, cute and appealing (besides our own adorable honey bees, of course, which are not...

Most often, what you see, if you’re lucky enough to see it at all, is just the high point of the drama:  thousands of bees suddenly pouring out of your hive like a genie from a magic lamp…..and...

Quilcene | Port Hadlock-Irondale | Chimacum | Brinnon | Port Ludlow and surrounding areas. Swarms Come in All Sizes and Shapes Swarming is a natural process that occurs when a colony outgrows...

My 25-year-old smoker had just not been working all that well for a couple of years.  It is an older style from Mann Lake, and the bellows assembly is still available as a separate unit….so I...