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S&F Honey Farm: Smoker
Stan explains how to charge the smoker with pine needles. He states the importance of not over smoking the bees in the hive.
S&F Honey Farm: Master Bee Keeper Stan Wasitowski
Master Bee Keeper Stan Wasitowski. S & F Honey Farm, Flemington, NJ.
This photo was taken at an Apiculture presentation Stan gave at his farm to members of the Raíces Apiculture Initiative.
This photo was taken at an Apiculture presentation Stan gave at his farm to members of the Raíces Apiculture Initiative.
S&F Honey Farm: Honeycomb
Enrique holds up a piece of honey comb for all of us to see on the Raíces Apiculture Initiative trip to S & F Honey Farm.
S&F Honey Farm: Honey
During the Apiculture presentation by Stan Wasitowski at S & F Honey Farms, participants were able to taste the honey produced at the farm directly out of the beehive frames.
Here, Stan holds a bee frame packed with honey and Angela samples it.
Here, Stan holds a bee frame packed with honey and Angela samples it.
S&F Honey Farm: Tasting the Honey
Presentation and tour participant Angela Lugo tasting some honey from a bee frame at S & F Honey Farm.
S&F Honey Farm: Learning About Mites
S & F Honey Farm tour participant Jennifer holds up a jar filled with dead mites that attack the bees in a hive.
Bee Box Construction: Router and Jig
Sears wood router and a jig table for making bee frames and putting together the bee box.
Bee Box Construction: Unfinished Box
Unfinished Langstroth bee box and inserted frames.
Bee Box Construction: First Completed Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Raíces finishes construction of their first Langstroth bee box.
Bee Box Construction: Nicole with Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Nicky stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box .
Bee Box Construction: Our First Langstroth Hive Complete
Raices’ first completed construction of a Langstroth bee hive.
Seed Saving Workshop
Raíces Cultural Center display for a community seed saving workshop and seed swap.
Seed Saving Presentation
Raíces core team member Nicole Wines presenting on seed saving at a community workshop in Rumson, New Jersey.
Seeds
Seeds on display for exchange and sharing during a community seed swap.
Seed Savers
Participants from the May 1, 2016 EcoCulture workshop on seed saving check out the display of seeds available to take home for growing and seed saving.
Seed Selection
After attending seed saving workshops, participants are invited to swap seeds or select seeds to take home for planting and seed saving.
Making Mini Seed Envelopes
Seed saving workshop participants making mini seed envelopes for use when seed saving.
Choosing Seeds to Save
Seed saving workshop participants selecting seeds to grow out and save in their home gardens.
Selecting Seeds
Seed saving workshop participants selecting from a variety of seeds after the workshop to take home for growing out and saving.
Seed Saving Workshop Participants
Participants of a Raíces EcoCulture Seed Saving workshop checking out and identifying different varieties of bean seeds to take home after the workshop.
Sustainable Living Workshop Series Composting and Rain Barrel Flyer
Flyer for the Backyard Composting and Building A Rain Barrel Workshops held as part of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017.
Harvesting Garlic Scapes
Nicole Wines harvesting garlic scapes in the Raíces EcoCulture Gardens
Radish Harvest
Radish harvest in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Raíces Herbal Circle Meeting - Backyard Herbs
Raíces Herbal Circle leader Angela Lugo with the May 2018 presenter and Raíces crew member Nicole Wines.
Backyard Herbs
Backyard herbs harvested to illustrate and share with members of the Raíces Herbal Circle. Herbs pictured include chickweed, purple deadnettle, dandelion root, and violet.