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The Mill Brook Honey Company Local honey, made from the pollen of plants, trees, and other foliage in Stamford, New Canaan, and Westport.

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A student pointed out to me that today is National Garlic Day! Ours is doing well, I hope yours is too!
19/04/2023

A student pointed out to me that today is National Garlic Day! Ours is doing well, I hope yours is too!

What a great adventure this was! Dylan and I have decided we will no longer be in the honey business. We will focus on...
07/04/2023

What a great adventure this was! Dylan and I have decided we will no longer be in the honey business. We will focus only on the consulting side of our company and take care of the growing number of client’s bees. Thank you everyone who bought our honey over the years, we really appreciate your support.

Lots of Ag-tion this morning. Some of the AG1 students picked apples from our tree. These apples will be used to stuff...
21/10/2022

Lots of Ag-tion this morning. Some of the AG1 students picked apples from our tree. These apples will be used to stuff the pig that we are roasting tomorrow. As they heat up, their steam will cook the pig from the inside leaving behind a nice, sweet apple flavor! Stop by after 3:30 Saturday for a taste!

04/09/2022

Worst fall harvest ever. The ground is so dry the plants are producing very little nectar. Many didn’t even bloom. Each of these boxes should have 20-30 lbs of honey in it. This year they have maybe a pound each. It’s not worth our time to harvest so we are feeding it back to the bees. Caution! Don’t do this within 100 yards of your hives or you will trigger robbing behavior and your hives will attack each other.

Had a friend hang out with me while I took care of my bees today.
27/08/2022

Had a friend hang out with me while I took care of my bees today.

Packaged some honey to be delivered to a private client whose hives we manage. Nothing but the best for our clients.
14/08/2022

Packaged some honey to be delivered to a private client whose hives we manage. Nothing but the best for our clients.

06/08/2022

We made mead using some of our spring honey and it is absolutely terrific! We’re shocked at how good it turned out to be. We started a new batch using some darker, richer, fall honey. We need to research the laws a bit to figure out if there is a way we can sell it because we’d like to share this with everyone.

Sometimes the queen comes out and puts in a little show
05/08/2022

Sometimes the queen comes out and puts in a little show

Hi everyone. If you’re interested in all things agriscience and you want to see what Tim’s students are learning, you c...
01/08/2022

Hi everyone. If you’re interested in all things agriscience and you want to see what Tim’s students are learning, you can follow him here

25/07/2022

Nearly finished harvests the spring honey. Wet supers can attract wax moths, ants, and other pests so we let the bees clean them up. If you do this, make sure the supers are at least 100 yards from your hives to prevent robbing behavior. This should be bone dry and ready for storage in a day or two. We will put them back on the hives when the fall flow starts.

Bees bring in nectar, pollen, or sap to the hive. This bee is bringing in sap which will be mixed with wax to make a re...
20/07/2022

Bees bring in nectar, pollen, or sap to the hive. This bee is bringing in sap which will be mixed with wax to make a really sticky substance called propolis. Propolis, or “bee glue,” is used to seal the hive. Bees fill spaces less than 1/4 inch with propolis, space greater than 1/4 inch is filled with wax.

01/07/2022

Found a wild bee colony in one of the linden trees along the road to Hora Rip

Linden trees lining the path from Hora Rip.
01/07/2022

Linden trees lining the path from Hora Rip.

01/07/2022

The linden trees were in full bloom this week on Hora Gib in the Czech Republic. Nectar was literally dripping from the trees and the air was thick with the sweet fragrance of the blooms. There were so many bees on each tree that the hum sounded like a swarm.

Looks like it’s about time for the second mite treatment of the season. Those brown spots are parasitic varroa destruct...
06/06/2022

Looks like it’s about time for the second mite treatment of the season. Those brown spots are parasitic varroa destructor mites that are feeding on the developing larvae. They are an invasive species introduced from Asia and are responsible for a significant number of colony losses each year.

Join us at tomorrow to help them celebrate 100 years of helping others grow! We are making a fresh (limited) batch of ...
03/06/2022

Join us at tomorrow to help them celebrate 100 years of helping others grow! We are making a fresh (limited) batch of honey butter on sale tomorrow only.

24/05/2022

She’s a bit smaller than we’d like but she seems to be doing a nice job as we found a large brood nest with several frames of eggs.

There is always one hive that does incredibly well! It’s usually in the dominant wind direction and benefits from drift...
22/05/2022

There is always one hive that does incredibly well! It’s usually in the dominant wind direction and benefits from drift from the other hives.

Join us Saturday, June 4th as we help celebrate 100 years! We have have honey butter available at this event only!
18/05/2022

Join us Saturday, June 4th as we help celebrate 100 years! We have have honey butter available at this event only!

Looks like the mite treatment killed the queen. Lots of emergency queen cells. Three frames looked like that. Fortuna...
08/05/2022

Looks like the mite treatment killed the queen. Lots of emergency queen cells. Three frames looked like that. Fortunately I was doing splits and had some extra queens.

Swarm season is here! I was able to cage the queen and put her into a hive made of supers. The rest of the bees follow...
02/05/2022

Swarm season is here! I was able to cage the queen and put her into a hive made of supers. The rest of the bees followed her in as I inspected the rest of the hives.

It’s always interesting to see the different colors of the pollen the bees bring in.
12/04/2022

It’s always interesting to see the different colors of the pollen the bees bring in.

Can you see it? (Swipe to see it). Time to check the count and treat.
11/04/2022

Can you see it? (Swipe to see it). Time to check the count and treat.

Swarm cells already!
11/04/2022

Swarm cells already!

11/04/2022

Finally a nice spring day! The bees are bringing in a lot of maple pollen today.

Varroa like to reproduce inside drone cells. The bees build drone comb between the brood boxes that gets ripped open wh...
03/04/2022

Varroa like to reproduce inside drone cells. The bees build drone comb between the brood boxes that gets ripped open when the top brood box gets moved. Only two mites now but their will be lots more in the coming weeks.

Haven’t seen her since August or September. She’s been working hard this spring. Glad to see she looks healthy.
03/04/2022

Haven’t seen her since August or September. She’s been working hard this spring. Glad to see she looks healthy.

These hives are at . It’s always interesting seeing the unusual pollen they bring in.
03/04/2022

These hives are at . It’s always interesting seeing the unusual pollen they bring in.

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Worst fall harvest ever. The ground is so dry the plants are producing very little nectar. Many didn’t even bloom. Each of these boxes should have 20-30 lbs of honey in it. This year they have maybe a pound each. It’s not worth our time to harvest so we are feeding it back to the bees. Caution! Don’t do this within 100 yards of your hives or you will trigger robbing behavior and your hives will attack each other.

We made mead using some of our spring honey and it is absolutely terrific! We’re shocked at how good it turned out to be. We started a new batch using some darker, richer, fall honey. We need to research the laws a bit to figure out if there is a way we can sell it because we’d like to share this with everyone.

Nearly finished harvests the spring honey. Wet supers can attract wax moths, ants, and other pests so we let the bees clean them up. If you do this, make sure the supers are at least 100 yards from your hives to prevent robbing behavior. This should be bone dry and ready for storage in a day or two. We will put them back on the hives when the fall flow starts.

Found a wild bee colony in one of the linden trees along the road to Hora Rip

The linden trees were in full bloom this week on Hora Gib in the Czech Republic. Nectar was literally dripping from the trees and the air was thick with the sweet fragrance of the blooms. There were so many bees on each tree that the hum sounded like a swarm.

She’s a bit smaller than we’d like but she seems to be doing a nice job as we found a large brood nest with several frames of eggs.

Finally a nice spring day! The bees are bringing in a lot of maple pollen today.

This is the time of year that he hives kick out the drones. The drones’ only job is to mate with queens from other hives. Since it’s not mating season and resources are getting scarce, the bees evict the drones which will lead to their death by starvation. This hive will produce more drones in the spring when they are needed for mating.

Join us on Saturday, August 14th from 10-2 at @gilbertieswestport 7 Sylvan Lane in Westport to try our Spring Honey, Creamed Honey, and Honey Butter! Enjoy a special discount with your purchase!

One of the things we look for on each inspection is the queen or evidence of a queen. When we find eggs, it means she is likely in the hive.

Loads of pollen coming in. Bees need this high protein food source during brood raising season. Nurse bees eat a fermented mixture of pollen and honey called bee bread. They secrete a substance from glands on their head to feed to developing bee brood thus ensuring the survival of the next generation of bees!

I see at least three different types of pollen being brought in. It’s said that if bees still bring in pollen after midday that there is plenty of food available for them. This video was shot around 2 PM, so if the lore is true, it’s good news for these bees! #shoplocal #localhoney #growninconnecticut #ctbees #honey #savethebees #varroamite #pestcontrol #healthyhive #bees #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #beekeeperslife #beekeepers #ctbees #connecticutbeekeepers #ctgrown #ctbeekeeping #honeybees #honeybee #bee #beesofinstagram #beestagram #pollenators #pollenseason #pollen #buzz #beehive #beepollen

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