Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. This time it is an old artifact! The front of the pamphlet reads: "Runnemede Apiaries, Essex, New York. Ingersoll D. … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: Runnemede Apiaries
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Beatific Buzz (The Sun)
"From a distance, the scene looked chaotic. The man would remove a wooden frame from a box, subject it to a puff of smoke and inspect it before gingerly placing it into another box. He did so again and again. Bees were everywhere. Thousands of them. Tim McGarry has been … [Read more...] about Beatific Buzz (The Sun)
Essex Farm: Intersections Between Nature and Agriculture
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "On a farm walk with Mark one hot afternoon this week I noticed that different pollinators had staked their claim in different perennial crops. The raspberries were noisy with the low drone of bumblebees, and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Intersections Between Nature and Agriculture
Essex Farm: Buckwheat and Bees
Wondering what's happening at Essex Farm? Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "I’m on my way back from giving a talk in Michigan, so today’s news comes via Mark. The weather seems to be trying to make up for its poor behavior earlier in the season. We got a very … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Buckwheat and Bees