The Peace Bee Farmer

  The bees are flying today. Even though it is the middle of the winter, the weather is warm today, a January thaw. Bees are making foraging...

  I am pleased to announce that the Bemis Honey Bee Farm has established a Memorial Beekeeping Scholarship honoring my late wife, Rita Peace...

  December 21 marks the winter solstice, the date with the year’s shortest daylight and longest night. The solstice falls among winter days ...

  Following two days of rain, the sun broke out on a crisp and cool April morning. My first presentation was scheduled to be conducted in th...

  The sun is setting across the snow-covered rolling hills of the PalouIse of eastern Washington State . This is the region where I am spend...

The death of Elizabeth II, the Queen of England brings public expressions of sympathy conveyed in traditions dating back hundreds of years. ...

  There is a tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years in which the bees are notified of the death of their keeper. The bees...