Welcome to Victory Garden Apiary, now located in beautiful Crisfield, MD. Our number one goal is preservation of the honeybee colonies in our area and public education on honeybees. We also occasionally sell honeybee colonies, honey, beeswax and bee products to support our cause. Future plans include guided apiary tours and possibly a small honey tasting area. If you’re interested in checking us out, please contact us for information!
Announcement:
Due to time and health constraints, we are no longer performing structural removals (also called cut-outs) beginning in 2023. We are certainly able to offer advice and expertise, but we cannot perform these types of complex hive relocations going forward. We will still offer swarm removal services. The information on the “Bees In Structures Or Trees” section of this website is still relevant, no matter who performs your removal.
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I did get a couple souvenirs to bring home from EAS. I was long overdue for a new smoker and the annual event pin is a welcome addition. The highlight by far is this personalized hive tool presented to me by my good friend and EAS Master Beekeeper Thom Babcock of @babcocksapiary . He wanted to give me a gift to remember my first EAS Conference. This is a super thoughtful gesture that I will never forget. Thanks again Thom!
EAS 2024 Day 5, the final day of activities! Another morning of top notch speakers like Dr Debbie Delaney and Dr Jeff Pettis followed by break out sessions in the afternoon. The honey show was in full effect alongside this epic collection of antique beekeeping tools. Final dinner and awards ceremony this evening will wrap up the conference.
Day 4 was a good day. After morning presentations on organic beekeeping, native bee habitat and planting for pollinators, it was off to your the USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD. These scientists are performing invaluable research at this facility that will help us keep our bees healthier and safer from parasites and diseases. So glad I had this opportunity.
After some awesome break out sessions this afternoon, the Bee Olympics were held. Once the 5 rigorous challenges were completed, our team took the silver! It was a blast! Thanks for the fun EAS! #easternapiculturesociety #eas2024
EAS Day 3 opened with a keynote address from Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Dr. Kevin Atticks followed by amazing presentations by Dr. Michelle Flenniken and Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi. We took a deep dive into viral infections and immune responses at the cellular level followed by information on honeybee neurology and cognitive abilities. I can't wait to see what the afternoon holds.
EAS day 2 is in full swing. Today we grafted larvae and dropped them in the cell builder. We'll see how many they accept! 🤞🤞
I've done my share of queen rearing with the Nicot cassette, but not much grafting. Today we practiced grafting by lifting bits of quinoa out of cells and placing them in queen cups. Not exactly the same, but great practice!
This morning we learned that one of our customers opened their brand new bottle of Victory Garden Apiary honey to find a dead spider floating just under the safety seal. While this is very uncommon (first time in ten years), this is ABSOLUTELY NOT the experience we want for those who enjoy local honey. Occasionally cases of bottles pick up critters in storage and we do wash and sanitize bottles before filling, but obviously this one got past us. We're thoroughly inspecting any and all bottles that we've already filled and will make sure we don't let anything like this happen again.![]()
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If you ever find anything unsavory in your Victory Garden Apiary honey, contact us or the business where you purchased you bottle for a replacement or refund.![]()
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Apologies to this customer for the poor experience. We are horrified that this slipped though the cracks and we will do better going forward.