Taínasoy Apiario an Eco-Project in the Works – Part 1
by Francisco G. Gómez Heading south on highway #2, you just pass the border of Aguadilla and you’ re in Aguada. You best be looking at the kilometer markers to […]
Photo Gallery: Intro to Beekeeping & Apiculture Workshop
Check out the photo gallery from the first program in Raíces EcoCulture’s Sustainable Living Workshop Series – Intro to Beekeeping and Apiculture with Javier Robles
December Showers Bring…December Flowers?!
by Nicole Wines The early part of the winter of 2015 will be known as one of the warmest on record for the Northeast US, the temperate region where our […]
D.I.Y. Fridays – 10 Ways You Can Help the Bees and Pollinators
by Nicole Wines Honeybees and other pollinators need our help. We humans have moved (forced) honeybee and pollinator species around and between continents, contaminated their food sources, and been a […]
Our Trip to S&F Honey Farm Revisited
by Francisco G. Gómez We headed down Hamilton Street in New Brunswick towards Amwell Road to Flemington. The ride is about 40 minutes of beautiful country side once you get […]
Upcoming visit to S&F Honey Farm
Hey there Api-enthusiasts, Some of you have already gotten the heads up on Raíces’ upcoming visit in August to the S&F Honey Farm in Flemington N.J.. For those of you […]
Swarming Bees…Amazing!
by Francisco G. Gómez Another incredible act of Nature occurred yesterday as we were landscaping at a friend’s home. We arrived around 8:30 in the morning and began to weed, […]
Learn how to build your own Beehive, but some things to consider before you do so!
by Francisco G. Gómez Will Hunting once said, “…you dropped 150 grand on a fuckin’ education you could have got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the […]
Apiculture Initiative Field Trip – Visiting the Bees
by Nicole Wines Things are buzzing with the Raíces Apiculture Initiative. Francisco just finished building our first beehive this week and we are gearing up to give our first bees […]
Melissophobia – Dealing with the fear of Bees
by Francisco G. Gómez There are many reasons why people fear bees and they are all valid. This fear is called melissophobia as coined by the Greeks, but is also […]