My Personal Corrections Policy- If I were in charge of a media organization.

In today’s 24/7 news cycle it is easy to get caught up in letting mistakes by your publication slip by. However there is even less of an excuse to do so. There are a few simple and easy ways I see to report errors and make those corrections swiftly. Here are some of what I [...]

5 Things Copy Editors Always Need

There are somethings that never go out of style, they are always needed in the newsroom and just because technology advances  doesn’t mean these things go out of style. 1. Copy editors will always need the AP style book. Whether it’s online or in printed form, it is absolutely an essential tool for working in [...]

Maiden March Flight!

Yesterday I attempted to make a honeybee fondant. It didn’t quite turn out just as I thought it should. Those guides should really have step by step pictures or video. Maybe I should have just consulted my good friend Jen over at Twenty-Something and Starving! At any rate the first step was to measure out [...]

Gearing Up

So this weekend around Saturday, I should be getting in touch with Tim Schuler in order to help him repair and organize some of his hives, and in return for my help, he has agreed to give me some hives he doesn’t have interest in anymore. So soon, I shall add to my one hive [...]

Looking for your new (or used) hive!

So around this time of the year is when aspiring beekeepers and those looking to expand their colonies should start looking for equipment. I’m talking hive bodies, bottom boards, and everything else that goes with them. Now there are two different ways to go about getting a home for your girls. First you could order [...]

News and Such

So I wanted to do a quick update before I head off to my next class, and in this update I wanted to bring to light two things: an amazing article about honeybees remembering faces that was referred to me by a friend and the up coming meetings in the South Jersey Beekeeping Association. I [...]

Hiatus Over

So school has started back up again and I now find myself with more idle time on my hands. Which is great because now is the time of the season when my bees will need my help the most. As we start to move closer to spring a queen bee will begin to lay eggs [...]

Snow Day!

So it’s the first snow of the season, and my girls are safely tucked away inside their hive! The other day I found a few of them clinging to the outside of the hive frozen. Sad..But it happens I suppose. I cleared off the hive the best I could but it still keeps coming down. [...]

New Jersey Beekeeping Law – What You Need To Know

I understand that it has been quite some time since my last lengthy post. But, fear not! I am back and as you can tell from the title this post is about beekeeping law in New Jersey. I have been wanting to write about this for a while now because amongst all the questions I [...]

New Jersey Beekeeping Law

In the next week or so I will be researching New Jersey beekeeping law. What are the accepted behaviors for those in an area where the law is a bit grey. I will also be speaking to some experts such as Tim Schuler about the conflicts that he personally has experienced. Keep checking in, I’ll [...]