On Bees and Honey

Proposed Regulations Will Effectively Outlaw Backyard Beekeeping In New Jersey. Act Now!

Proposed Regulations Will Effectively Outlaw Ba...

The beekeeping community was celebrating victory when a set of laws protecting beekeeping were signed in June 2015. Little did we know that the regulations implementing these laws will effectively...

Proposed Regulations Will Effectively Outlaw Ba...

The beekeeping community was celebrating victory when a set of laws protecting beekeeping were signed in June 2015. Little did we know that the regulations implementing these laws will effectively...

Healthy Pollinators For All!

Healthy Pollinators For All!

2017 has been a challenging year for pollinators. At South Mountain Bees we are worried about insects and how they reflect the health of our planet. We learned that between 1989 and...

Healthy Pollinators For All!

2017 has been a challenging year for pollinators. At South Mountain Bees we are worried about insects and how they reflect the health of our planet. We learned that between 1989 and...

Neonics are slowly killing our bees

Neonics are slowly killing our bees

Who wants to pull weeds by hand, if you can spray some magic potion to get rid of them effortlessly? The problem is that the magic potion is in fact a...

Neonics are slowly killing our bees

Who wants to pull weeds by hand, if you can spray some magic potion to get rid of them effortlessly? The problem is that the magic potion is in fact a...

Four Awards Including Best in Cosmetics Division at 2017 New Jersey Beekeepers Association Honey Show

Four Awards Including Best in Cosmetics Divisio...

Landi Simone, NJBA Honey Show Chair, acknowledges the hard work that goes into preparing entries for the show and emphasizes how it benefits all beekeepers in the State of New Jersey.

Four Awards Including Best in Cosmetics Divisio...

Landi Simone, NJBA Honey Show Chair, acknowledges the hard work that goes into preparing entries for the show and emphasizes how it benefits all beekeepers in the State of New Jersey.

The rusty-patched bumblebee added to the endang...

Pollinators are an essential part of our ecosystem.  Steps to protect the rusty-patched bumblebee will benefit our environment at large. "The rusty-patched bumblebee, once common across the continental United States, has...

The rusty-patched bumblebee added to the endang...

Pollinators are an essential part of our ecosystem.  Steps to protect the rusty-patched bumblebee will benefit our environment at large. "The rusty-patched bumblebee, once common across the continental United States, has...

Busy Bee

Busy Bee

"In an old house in South Orange, surrounded by trees, live a woman, her family and five hives filled with ... bees. This is a story about bees, honey and...

Busy Bee

"In an old house in South Orange, surrounded by trees, live a woman, her family and five hives filled with ... bees. This is a story about bees, honey and...