Brookhaven Honey Co.

24/03/2025

It’s that time of the year!

What should you do if you find a honey bee swarm?

🐝Don’t panic. The first thing people need to do is stay calm and let nature take its course. If you see a swarm of bees hanging in a tree, on a fence post or in a bush, just leave it alone.

🐝Don’t spray them with a pesticide. Avoid spraying the bees with pesticide, especially if someone is coming to catch the swarm. Once the bees have been sprayed, a beekeeper will not be able to save them.

🐝Contact your local MSU Extension office. The swarm likely will move on in a matter of hours if the weather is good. However, if you want to get the swarm removed, call your local Extension office to see if they have a list of local beekeepers who are interested in swarm catching.

We have an Extension office in all 82 counties! Find yours here: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

23/11/2024

Come see me next week.

🍯✨ **Sweeten Your Thanksgiving with Brookhaven Honey Co.!** ✨🍯

We’re excited to bring our locally harvested honey to the **Brookhaven Farmers Market Thanksgiving Market**! Stop by and stock up on our pure, delicious honey—perfect for holiday recipes, gift-giving, or simply enjoying on your favorite dishes.

📍 **Where:** Railroad Park
📅 **When:** Tuesday, November 26th, 8 AM - 12 PM

Whether you’re looking for the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table or a local gift that shines, Brookhaven Honey Co. has you covered.

💬 See you there! 🍂🐝 🍯🐝 **Buzz on Over to Brookhaven Honey Co. at the Thanksgiving Market!** 🐝🍯 🍯🐝 Buzz on Over to Brookhaven Honey Co. at the Thanksgiving Market! 🐝🍯
🍯🐝 Buzz on Over to Brookhaven Honey Co. at the Thanksgiving Market! 🐝🍯

Sweeten up your holiday and make the bees proud—come snag a jar (or two) of our locally harvested honey at the **Brookhaven Farmers Market Thanksgiving Market**! Whether you drizzle it on turkey, stir it in tea, or just sneak a spoonful straight from the jar, we won’t judge. 😉

📍 **Where:** Railroad Park
📅 **When:** Tuesday, November 26th, 8 AM - 12 PM

Don’t wing it this Thanksgiving—bring the honey that makes everything better. Your taste buds (and maybe even your relatives) will thank you! 🐝🍂

💬 Bee there or bee square! 🛍️✨

13/11/2024

Come see us at our Thanksgiving market.

19/07/2024

Come out and support your local Brookhaven Farmers Market we have vegetables, honey, beef, pork, canned, and baked goods today from what I see.

26/03/2024

Looks like they are starting 20 out of 30 so not too bad for the first round this year. 9 on this bar and 11 on another bar.

26/03/2024

Here is our opening date for the farmers market. I hope to have honey ready for this market!

24/03/2024

First round of grafts done. Will see how they turn out in 3 days or so. The queen lays an egg which is attached to the bottom of the cell. It hatches on after day 3 and is then a larva that gets feed royal jelly. The third picture shows hatched larvae right next to eggs. I have to transfer that tiny 2mm long larvae into a queen cup and place it in a queenless colony for them to start raising a new round of queens.

23/01/2024

I saw bees flying today from all my hives. Looks like everyone survived the cold snap. Hopefully friday when its warm enough I can peek in and see how everyone is doing. Now till march is the time that hives can starve. So we have to check and possibly add sugar bricks for the bees to consume until spring.