Cypress Row Farm & Apiary

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Cypress Row Farm & Apiary

We are a small farm and apiary in south central Louisiana owned by Chris and Catherine Brooks.

We providing farm fresh produce, livestock, and hay, as well as honey, bees, queens and bee removal services.

04/26/2025

The first batch of baby piglets has arrived on the farm! Lena is a proud mama.

03/17/2023

First big removal of the season!

02/28/2023

My bees are making sure I’ll have lots of oranges!

02/21/2023

I saw this photo today with a lengthy post about how herbicides like roundup kill bees. This is not true. Herbicide (especially those available to the general public) sprayed on weeds don’t kill bees. Even sprayed directly on them. Many studies have been done on this. Especially different roundup formulations. Soap and water would be more deadly sprayed directly on bees. Insecticide will of course kill bees. Bees in the field are at the end of their life and often die while attempting to return to the hive. Tongue sticking out is no conclusive indication of what killed this bee it could be an insecticide but bees that starve or overheat also die with tongues out. Bees can easily starve in the field believe it or not. Don’t spray insecticides on blooming plants if you want to protect bees but roundup and 2-4D will not kill bees.

01/23/2023

I got the greenhouse straightened up and the first batch of seeds planted for the vegetable garden. It was a good weekend!

12/29/2022

The girls are making the most out of the warm weather after our southern deep freeze. Sucks to be cooped up in the hive for days on end!

07/08/2022

Two hives are better than one!! It was a hot removal today, but at least it was a two-fer!

06/24/2022

Sweet corn season is here and I’ve got a great tip for shucking corn that will have it cooked and ready to eat in just minutes! Cut about two rows of kernels off the bottom of the ear (right at the widest part of the corn ear). Microwave for 2-3 minutes depending on size and how you like it cooked. Once cool enough to touch or with a oven mitt, grab the end of the ear firmly so that you are holding the silks through the husk. Pull / shake the corn out of the husk. You’re all done no silks and corn ready for eating!!

06/05/2022

Why should you have a swarm of bees removed if they will just “move on on their own”? While they will eventually move on, you don’t know where they will go. It could be into the walls or overhangs of your house or a neighbors house. Now you have to pay to have them removed or have allowed a possible problem to occur for your neighbor. If you see a swarm in a tree or on some other structure it is best to call a beekeeper to have them removed. LSU Ag Center has a list of Louisiana beekeepers by area. Most beekeepers will remove swarms for free if the bees are near the ground or for a small fee if they require a ladder to get to them. If you are within 30 miles of Opelousas, I’d be glad to come and get them for you and give them a proper home!

05/31/2022

No bats in this belfry, but there were lots of bees!!

05/18/2022

Busy Wednesday. Removal for some nice folks in Carencro (the siding is being replaced) and a swarm catch 16ft up a tree in Opelousas.

05/15/2022

Chinese tallow “chicken tree” is an invasive species in the gulf south. While the USDA is releasing insects to irradicate it, beekeepers in the south depend on it for the largest honey production of the year. It blooms May through June in locations where it is prevalent. Let the tallow honey flow begin!!

Address

Opelousas, LA
70570

Telephone

+13372900220

Website

http://www.cypressrowfarm.com/

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