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Bloom & Buzz Apiary journal

Apiary Journal

Beekeeping stories, honey education, West Tennessee forage, and practical ways to use the harvest.

Beekeepers inspecting a hive on the Bloom & Buzz farmstead

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Stories From the HiveColony updates, beekeeping observations, and seasonal work. Honey & HealthRaw honey, storage, crystallization, and practical use. Tennessee RootsForage, seasons, and the Carroll County landscape. From the KitchenRecipes and ways to use the harvest.

April 20, 2026

Meet Charolette: A New Queen Bee at Bloom & Buzz

Charolette arrived mated, proven, and ready to lead a West Tennessee colony that had struggled to raise its own queen after a split. Her introduction gave the hive a path forward. She is laying, the colony is settling, and the brood nest is rebuilding.

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