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- Collection: Raíces Program History - EcoCulture: Apiculture, Bees and Beekeeping
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Honeybees "Cleaning" out Harvested Honeycomb
Honeybees working to clean out the honeycomb that was scraped from the top of the frames, taking any food reserves back to the hive. Before taking the comb for wax, these pieces are left for the bees to continue cleaning for around 24 hours.
Inspecting a New Nucleus Hive
Beekeeper Stan Wasitowski of S & F Honey Farm inspects a new nucleus hive.
Installing New Frames in a Langstroth Beehive
Francisco G. Gómez adding new frames to a Langstroth Beehive.
Puerto Rican Honeybee
Puerto Rican Honeybee pollinating a cluster of flowers.
Queen Cell
Queen cell found on a frame during a hive inspection.
S&F Honey Farm
On August 8, 2014, the Raíces Apiculture Initiative took a field trip to S & F Honey Farm in Hillsborough, NJ for a tour, presentation and questions and answer session with beekeeper Stan Wasitowski. Here, Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez is…
S&F Honey Farm: Bee Box
This is one of Stan’s bee boxes, he explains the entrance reducer he devised for his bees.
S&F Honey Farm: Beehive Frame
Stan holds up a bee frame from one of his hives and talks about the bee activity on the foundation of the frame.
S&F Honey Farm: Beehive Frame with Honeycomb
Bee frame foundation packed with honey
S&F Honey Farm: Beekeeping Presentation
Stan explains the inner workings of a bee box to participants in his Apiculture presentation and honey farm tour.
S&F Honey Farm: Beekeeping Tour
Participants of the Raíces Apiculture Initiative field trip to S & F Honey Farm, Angela, Jen and Gabriel listen to Stan giving his presentation on apiculture.
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: 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: Inspecting a Frame
Stan inspects a frame, he explains the difference between capped brood, untouched foundation and honey comb.
S&F Honey Farm: Inspecting a Frame
Stan inspects a frame, he explains the difference between capped brood, untouched foundation and honey comb
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.
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: Pulling a Queen Frame
S & F Honey Farm Apiculture presentation participant Enrique looks on as Stan pulls out a queen frame from a bee box that’s designed for the cultivation of queen bees.
S&F Honey Farm: Queen Bee Box
Stan holding a queen bee box; he describes the different compartments of the tiny box.
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: Tasting the Honey
Presentation and tour participant Angela Lugo tasting some honey from a bee frame at S & F Honey Farm.
Scraping Extra Wax
Scraping extra wax from the top of a honeybee hive frame.
Side by Side Langstroth Hives
Two handmade Raíces Langstroth Hives side by side in the Raíces beeyard.