Griffith Honey Bees

05/08/2025

Caught first swarm of the season!

02/25/2022

09/27/2020

Swarm moved into unused stoers for years equipment that had couple frames and inner cover partially on

03/27/2020

Dear beekeeper colleagues,

Attached please find a flier for the new "Stay at Home Beekeeping Series: Distance Learning for Beekeeping Clubs” created by the apiculture research/extension programs at various SEC Universities including Alabama Extension, Auburn University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Texas A&M University. The series is free of charge and will be available online from 2 April to 28 May 2020. I would be grateful if you can share them with your beekeeping organizations.

Social distancing to resist COVID-19 doesn’t mean you need to stop learning about your favorite social insect! We’re offering members of beekeeping clubs the chance to attend ’remote’ meetings from the comfort of one’s own home using a computer or mobile device. Each event will bring participants up to date on timely beekeeping topics. Time for Q&A included. All are welcome, and it’s completely free!

The schedule to date is as follows, with all presentations being from 6:30pm to 7:30pm Central Time:

Apr 2: Ten mistakes beginners make, with Lonnie Funderburg (Blount Co. Beekeepers, AL)
Apr 7: Coping with pesticides, with Jack Rowe (Alabama Extension)
Apr 16: Learning from pandemics, with Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda (University of Tennessee)
Apr 30: Queen management essentials, with Dr. Juliana Rangel (Texas A&M University)
May 14: Bee and parasite biogeography, with Dr. Keith Delaplane (University of Georgia)
May 28: What’s killing honey bees, with Dr. Jamie Ellis (University of Florida)

Thank you very much for helping us “spread the word” and let us know if you have any questions!

02/26/2020

Getting closer to swarm season!!

02/08/2020

PLEASE READ (and Like our Page), Spring will be here soon: This is a honey bee. The pollen on her legs is from dandelions. The bee is now dead, with her tongue out.
It’s spring, dandelions are the bees first food. Bees can die/be harmed from w**d killer spread on what we see as w**ds, but what nature sees as food. Please don’t spray for w**ds until you see the blackberries blooming. In this area, w**ds, flowers and fruit trees are bees only source of food until middle of June. There are FAR more w**ds than flowers or fruit trees, so it's their only food source. No bees, no food crops for us.

06/13/2019