Meli Farms

Stand is officially open!!!! The girls have been hard at work. We have had our largest harvest ever, almost 13 gallons. We are short on labels but we will add more to the stand when they arrive. We also added some additional goods this year thanks to flourishing garden. Swing by or reach out if you’re interested.

Spring honey is ready!

It’s not a huge harvest but after having to start over from the hive loss this winter, we are happy to be able to get a little.
Honey Stand will be open once the rain stops.

Hive Update!!
Over the last month we have been in expansion mode and are currently up to 3 colonies. Spain, which was installed in late March has built up nicely and last week we put on the third honey super. The first 2 are full so it looks like we will have a harvest this year. Probably the end of June. Also, we installed a second package in early May and that one is doing great. Since that queen is a different species than what we have used before, that genetic line will be given Western hemisphere country names. This hive will be known as 🇨🇦. Lastly, since Spain has been doing so great, I was able to take a few frames of eggs and make a split. It took about a month for that split to make a new queen but it was successful and she is currently laying eggs. This one will be 🇬🇧. We hope to split Canada in the next couple weeks and keep growing. Stay tuned for the honey stand going up in about a month.

It’s was not a successful winter here at Meli Farms. Unfortunately we lost all of the hives at various times though-out the last few months. Most likely due to Varroa Mites. But it is onward and upward. Today we installed the first package of the season. In a couple of days, the girls will release their queen from her cage and the eggs will start flowing. In the peak of the season she can lay up to 1500 eggs per day. Welcome to your new home ladies. In keeping with tradition, we are calling this colony 🇪🇸.