NWGA Busy Bees

06/22/2026

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06/22/2026

Just in time for Father’s Day.

These handcrafted cedar rockers have arrived at The Barn Market and they’re as beautiful as they are sturdy.

Cedar Log Rocker — $345
Cedar Wagon Wheel Rocker — $375

Limited availability:
• 4 Log Rockers
• 5 Wagon Wheel Rockers

Built for morning coffee, evening sunsets, and front porch conversations.

Whether it’s for Dad, Grandpa, or your own front porch, these are the kind of pieces that become part of the family for years to come.

Stop by, take a seat, and see them for yourself.

06/22/2026

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06/22/2026

NWGA Busy Bees 🐝 located in Cohutta, Ga is selling off some older equipment, it is still good, usable equipment if you know anyone that needs it.

10 frame Telescoping tops, some with 71mm feeder holes and some without. $10.00 each

10 frame inner covers - $10.00 each

As we start making more of our own equipment, and standardizing our operation, we will be selling off items no longer needed.

706-537-1578 if interested. Supply is limited for now but continue to watch as there will be more.

06/21/2026

Please share and ask others to join so we all learn together about God’s special creatures.

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🐝 For those who think beekeeping is only a spring and summer hobby, think again!

For a beekeeper, the calendar never really stops. In fact, preparation for next year’s honey crop begins long before winter arrives.

🍯 Late Summer & Fall (August–October)
This is when we begin treating for mites, monitoring colony health, and feeding syrup to help our bees build the food reserves they need to survive winter. Healthy, well-fed colonies are far more likely to thrive when spring arrives.

☀️ After the Summer Solstice
Many people are surprised to learn that honey bee colonies actually begin preparing for winter shortly after the summer solstice. As daylight hours shorten, the queen gradually reduces egg laying, and the colony begins raising the long-lived “winter bees” that will carry the hive through the cold months.

🐝 Winter Bees vs. Summer Bees
A typical summer worker bee may only live 4–6 weeks. Winter bees, however, can live 4–6 months thanks to changes in their physiology and increased fat reserves. These special bees are critical for keeping the colony alive until spring.

🏠 Preparing for Winter
As temperatures cool, we reduce excess hive space, monitor food stores, and add emergency sugar supplies when needed. The goal is to help the colony conserve heat and ensure they have enough food until nectar begins flowing again.

🔨 Winter Work
While the bees are clustered inside their hives, beekeepers stay busy. Winter is our time to build and repair equipment, paint hive boxes, assemble frames, plan next season’s expansion, and prepare for spring packages and splits.

A successful honey harvest doesn’t start in spring—it starts with the work we do today to ensure our bees make it through winter healthy and strong.

Beekeeping isn’t seasonal. It’s a year-round commitment to caring for one of nature’s most important pollinators. 🐝❤️

Proudly produced in Cohutta, Georgia using sustainable beekeeping practices. Pure honey. Real beeswax. No shortcuts.

06/21/2026

Okay…. This is when you need a video. Fortunately I don’t video my every move.

Yesterday at one of the yards, I needed to w**d eat around the hives and put on my new PVC hive tops.

I put on my jacket and gloves and started w**d eating. I had on old jeans that had holes in them. Well…now you see it coming.

The girls 🐝 boiled out and illegally entered my pants without getting permission. Tricia and Savannah were in the truck giving me a thumbs up and smiling. I was outside acting like the Holy Spirit had hit me in a Pentecostal Holiness Church. 😳😳.

OMG, I almost stripped naked and run away. Tricia backed the truck up away from the bees so I could jump in, still with bees in my pants. Holy cow I got eat up.

I love beekeeping. Never a dull moment. Now I’m ready to try again.

Update: today was much better. Only took one hit in the ankle. These PVC lids with feeder holes are the best.

06/19/2026

Since honey pulling is slowing down for a week or two, we did a little work in the wood shop.

We are making 10 frame Migratory Hive Lids out of PVC. This type of lid allows us to stop using inner covers and making them out of PVC, they will never rot.

This will allow us to put 1 gallon feeders in during the dearth, and during the fall.

We spend a lot of time making/buying equipment so the less you have to make/buy and the longer it last, the better you are.

As you grow in hive counts, we triple our hive count every year, you look for ways to run leaner and work faster.

Welcome to being a Sideliner beekeeper at NWGA Busy Bees. 🐝

www.nwgabusybees.com

06/18/2026

Please consider helping as you feel lead.

UPDATE: right away we had friend notify us of a large percent tip that GoFund… Jennifer Werner needs your support for Indian Summer Honey Farm (fire recovery)

06/17/2026

Had so much fun tonight. Received a call about bees in a chimney ash door. Boy were they.

Safely removed them and brought them home.

We love our bees and love helping remove them as needed.

www.nwgabusybees.com

Proudly produced in Cohutta, Georgia using sustainable beekeeping practices. Pure honey. Real beeswax. No shortcuts.

06/16/2026

It’s almost Father’s Day!!!

Give that man something he will love…. FOOD!!!

All made right here at NWGA Busy Bees 🐝

Order today: www.nwgabusybees.com