Fessides Farm & Apiary

05/11/2026

Stop by Gardners again this Saturday to pick up your plants and honey!

It's time to get those gardens started. 🌱🍅
Need some expert advice? Join us Saturday May 16th! From 10-2
We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have about soil, fertilizing, worm castings and more.

05/06/2026

The Mars Farmers Market starts May 16th, 9am- noon!

05/05/2026

Had my first swarm of the season. I found the virgin queen on the ground after grabbing the initial cluster and put her in a clip and placed her in the hive. I trimmed the remaining branch and the rest of the bees followed.

04/24/2026

Thank you to the staff and students at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School (CVE) for inviting me to talk about honeybees and pollination yesterday!

There were over 100 kids but they were so well behaved and had some great questions. I also appreciated the goodie bag and thank you cards from all of the classrooms! I’m told the kids (and teachers) loved it ❤️
Seneca Valley School District

04/22/2026

Come out this Saturday for flowers, Amish donuts, and some great vendors!

03/27/2026

***EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT***

As Spring 2026 officially begins, we are excited to reveal that our new bee yard in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania is now operational, featuring our award-winning bees that will pollinate crops at the historic 71 acre Powell Farm. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯

Future plans include honey for sale on site and occasional honeybee presentations. As always we couldn’t do it without YOU 🫵 and the rest of our

03/17/2026

🐝🍀Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!🍀🐝

03/16/2026

The warm weather we’ve recently had has the bees working a little ahead of schedule. About half the hives I checked today had some comb built on top of the frames. The upcoming forecast should give them a bit of a reality check.

03/08/2026

The bees were out collecting pollen today to feed the brood they are raising in the hive. The bees turn pollen into bee bread as a healthy source of nutrition.

Maple trees will be blooming soon and we’re about 3 weeks out from dandelions blooming. The pollen they were collecting today was likely from skunk cabbage.