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September 9, 2020
It’s Honey Time!
Did you know that Labor Day is when beekeepers begin extracting their fall honey? Let’s start from the beginning with…
August 6, 2020
Fields of Gold: For the love of goldenrod.
Before I begin waxing rhapsodic on goldenrod (Solidago spp.), let’s get one myth buried: goldenrod is not the culprit behind…
June 15, 2020
Notes from the Apiary
Hi there–as this summer’s beekeeping interns, we thought we’d give you a bird’s eye (or bees’ eye) view of our…
April 27, 2020
Five Sweet Benefits of Honey
Honey is close to our hearts here at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, given our sixteen resident hives, new Learning Apiary,…
May 20, 2019
For the Bees
Most of us are probably aware of the importance of bees, from pollinating almost everything we eat to the production…