Draper's Bee Blog

Package Bee Pickup

Royal W. Draper — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:52:27 +0000

We have a little change in the pickup times for anyone that has bees ordered to be picked up on May 3rd and 4th. You will be able to pick up your bees between 12:00 and 5:00 on the 3rd or between 8:00 and 5:00 on the 4th.

For anyone picking bees up on our first load the times are still the same; April 19th or 20th between 8:00 and 5:00 either day.

Grandmother Draper

Royal W. Draper — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:10:36 +0000

I posted this on our Facebook page but thought I should post it here also.

My grandmother Draper passed away today (12/14/12) . She was an integral part of the business when it started almost 40 years ago. One of my earliest memories of her and the business was how she always made coffee for my father and grandfather and I was in charge of transporting that coffee from the house to the business. I would go in the house every morning to the smell of fresh brewing coffee and bacon, my grandfather’s favorite food and she always greeted me with a big smile, a hug and a hearty good morning! She did much more than just make coffee…she was the rock that we all were anchored too! I have to honor her and say that she was truly the most loving, least selfish and most caring person that I have ever known. I have so many good memories of her, that it would take pages and pages to list them all. Because those memories are stored with indelible ink upon my heart and mind, and I’m certain on the hearts and minds of many others, she has accomplished something that far too many people will never accomplish…she will be remembered. I am sad…but I am also happy that she is finally able to be with my grandfather, my mother and of course those that she loved that have gone before her. Your pain is gone, you have been lifted up and I rejoice that you are free…I love you grandma!

Package Bees

Royal W. Draper — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:46:54 +0000

We are now taking orders for package bees and queens for the 2013 season. Prices will remain the same as the 2012 prices. Shipping begins in April sometime. We haven’t set the pick up dates as of yet…I will post it once I know for certain. And just a reminder I post more information on our Facebook page than I do here simply because it’s easier for me. If you aren’t on Facebook…you should be.

On another note we just finished pulling honey off our hives yesterday. It was a lot of work but it was fun this year as there was 3 generations of Drapers working; my father, my son and myself…very cool! Next year we will celebrate our 40th anniversary here at Draper’s Super Bee Apiaries, Inc. and we are hoping to be here for many more years!

Honey Wanted

Royal W. Draper — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:38:01 +0000

We are looking for Sourwood and Tulip Poplar honey. If anyone has some or knows someone that does we would love to talk! We can even pick the honey up at your location. Please contact us by email or phone.

Queens

Royal W. Draper — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:35:24 +0000

We are now sold out of queens for the 2012 season. It’s getting to the point where is is hard to “bank” the queens until we sell them. I had intended to video how to mark queens this year but we have been so busy I just never got time to do it…maybe next year.

The bees are working hard and we are hoping for a good fall crop.

Just a reminder that I have started posting on Facebook more than I post here just because it’s easier for me. So visit our page and “like” us…thanks!

Vacation!

Royal W. Draper — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:20:09 +0000

I am taking next week off and will be back on the 24th. I’m sorry to any of my custom printed label customers that need labels…because I won’t be around to print any I will get to them when I get back.

Hoping to extract some honey off of my own hives this weekend and then a week of taking it easy…I hope…wish me luck as I often end up working on one thing or another on my vacations.

Comb Honey

Royal W. Draper — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:39:40 +0000

We now have 12 oz. cut comb and chunk honey back in stock.

Comb Honey

Royal W. Draper — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:44:22 +0000

We are picking up a load of comb honey this next week and will have it up for sale the following week so check the website around June 26th if you are interested. We aren’t getting as much as we had hoped to get so what we do have is going to go fast.

Also I have decided to post important updates here as well as on our Facebook page for those of you who don’t have a Facebook account.

Honey production is down in the south and it doesn’t look like we will be able to get any Tupleo, Sourwood or Tulip Poplar this year…bummer! We are still looking and if we are able to find some we will pick it up…however I guarantee it will be the most expensive honey we have ever purchased.

Royal W. Draper — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:51:33 +0000

I’m going to try something new for my blogging – I am going to start posting on our Facebook page for awhile to see if I and all of you like it. I have more options available to me on Facebook than I do here and it saves me from having to type things twice. It seems that more and more people are on Facebook and since I am on there every day anyway it will be easy for me to post updates from wherever I am. Our page on Facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/draperbee

Royal W. Draper — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:36:44 +0000

We have had some crazy weather this week; one day it’s 14 degrees the next 60 degrees, it’s raining, then it’s snowing, the sun is out, then it’s overcast…repeat, repeat. The Robins are back in the area and I wonder what they think of this weather? The bees we have around the business are getting out when it’s warmer and it won’t be long before the first pollen of the year becomes available to them on the maple tree in the yard. I will take a picture when I see the bees on it…maybe even try to get a video. It’s something to see because they are so excited about it.

We are still taking orders for package bees for both pick up and to be shipped. We will start having queens available here at our location starting April 23rd.

I went to talk to some school kids last week and ended up doing an interview with a local news paper and here is a link to the article: http://thedailyreview.com/news/western-bradford-notebook-supplying-honey-to-the-presidents-1.1279499

I also went to Wellsboro, PA this week to talk to some seniors about the bees. I have a lot of bee related lectures planned already this year. Busy as a Bee I am! (says Yoda the beekeeper)