Grant Gillard: 8 books

Like real estate, one's success in keeping honey bees is based on location, location, location. However, most beginning beekeepers will choose a site that is based on convenience rather than productivity. And a new beekeeper must also deal with nervous neighbors and the fears of potential allergic...

February is the month to celebrate dead presidents. Frank wanted to celebrate a few more presidents himself, especially the green, paper presidents of Jackson, Grant and Franklin.February was a slow month in the mortuary business. For Frank’s funeral home, February was deathly quiet, literally,...

Have you ever wanted to keep honeybees and become a bee keeper? Maybe you saw an ad in the newspaper for “bees for sale,” or you saw some beekeepers at the local farmers market selling organic honey. Perhaps you read about local raw honey and wanted the benefit of honey for health. Perhaps...

The concept of trapping swarms is very simple. The title, however, of “trapping” swarms brings up some strange ideas of fatal mouse traps (a quick and “humane” death) or even those “have-a-heart” style traps that keep the animals contained but healthy. A swarm trap is not really a trap....

Who knows what treasures lurk when the family finally comes to grips with selling the family farm. The patriarch and matriarch are long deceased, but it takes the grown children some time to put closure on their grief and move forward with the inevitable. But to their surprise, they find an old relic that rekindles the memories of their deceased siblings.

Apivar Miticide Application Instructions for Treatments of Varroa Mites on Honey Bees in Bee Hives is a simple, step-by-step method of applying the newest miticide for beekeepers to combat varroa mites.Varroa mites are likely the primary cause of a host of problems, including CCD or Colony Collapse Disorder, the strangely mysterious disappearance of honey bees.

I derive great pleasure from chasing swarms of honeybees. And “chasing” is sometimes what it becomes. For more years that I can now count, I have put my name before the bee-fearing public as “bee catcher” to rescue innocent citizens from the perceived threats of swarms of honeybees. At times,...

Just when you think there's no more room at the table, you're going to be asked to make room for others, especially other people NOT like you! This means there is grace for your back-stabbing boss, your lying in-laws, your nosy neighbor. Jesus picks a couple of wild stories to remind his friendly town-folk that God has a bigger plan in mind than what they're thinking.