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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: Queen Bee Box
Stan holding a queen bee box; he describes the different compartments of the tiny box.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Bee Box
This is one of Stan’s bee boxes, he explains the entrance reducer he devised for his bees.
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: 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: Beehive Frame with Honeycomb
Bee frame foundation packed with honey
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.