Posts By: Peter Brezny

I tripped over another Dark place on the internet.

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In response to another one of those “you treatment free cooks…” posts, I put together some text and a lot of links to real facts (below). It’s hard to see folks claim to be scientists, and spend a considerable amount of time on a ‘pretty article’ that turns out to be little more than an… Read more »

Swarm season is right around the corner. Are you ready?

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At least here in Western North Carolina, bees are in such high demand in the spring, it’s very difficult to get all you need from local sources.  This year, I’m determined to be ready for the swarm season when it comes around in early spring.  With any luck, I’ll be able to entice some feral… Read more »

2018 Buncombe County Bee School

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I’m teaching a section in the Buncombe County Bee School again this year.  One notable difference is that the Buncombe County Bee Club has completely re-vamped the curriculum and format.  This year the beginner oriented school includes a significant hands on component with breakout sessions that give you direct, small group access to the instructors–most of… Read more »

The Bee Informed Partnership is missing the mark by advocating Treatments

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———- Forwarded message ———- From: Peter Brezny <peter@psychochickenecofarm.com> Date: Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 3:49 PM Subject: Re: Varroa Mite-A-Thon resources To: “support@beeinformed.org” <support@beeinformed.org> Dear Bee Informed Partnership. While I applaud your efforts for ‘big data’ collection to help better understand and guide the resolutions of problems affecting the Honey Bee, I would suggest you’re asking the… Read more »

Spongy Soils to the Rescue!

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In a publication by the Union of Concerned Scientists, many papers were reviewed to come up with recommendations for  improving water retention, reducing the need for irrigation, slowing runoff, and improving soil fertility. Continuous living Cover Crops in between commodity crops and no-till agriculture were among several methods to achieve these improvements. The ‘Executive Summary’… Read more »