Brian Gibbons
Director of Horticulture at The Rose F. Kenney Greenway Conservancy
Trees for Bees - Pollen and Nectar Upwards
Our gardens and landscapes, including native woodlands, provide nourishment to a wide variety of bee species, in the form of nectar and pollen. Trees with their delectable flowers, can grow from 10’ to 60’ or more, offering bees an upward source of food. Flower blossoms on trees are often one of the earliest sources of food for bees emerging after the winter months as spring temperatures begin to rise. We will look at a few interesting tree species that are hardy to the area–some native and others from regions of the world with similar climates to New England–all which support bees as food sources, providing subsistence to carry on buzzing.
David Wade, Beekeeper
Adding Beeswax to Make Honeycomb- A New Discovery
PCBA Club House, February 25 at the Hanson Club House
Dave has been a hobby beekeeper in Sturbridge, MA for 19 years. His article on his wax adding method to build comb was published in the June 2025 edition of American Bee Journal. Dave will also be presenting at the American Beekeeping Federation annual conference and trade show in January 2026, in Mobile, AL. He will demonstrate how he got his bees to build comb by adding rolled up pieces of wax as a method to get the bees to build comb or to get the bees to complete construction on partially built out frames through late season August and September of 2024. The bees built honey frames and brood frames. He will also discuss his 2025 spring experiment using six package hives to see if they build out stronger and faster when provided with wax rolls.
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