Bee Prepared...This Fungi knows how to Party!

So the syrup season has come to a bitter-sweet end (but mostly sweet, because we managed to sell every bottle...and because syrup is sweet)! We are now focusing on our last two products: mushrooms and honey.

We began sterilizing straw for Oyster Mushroom cultivation once again, but what's most exciting is our Shiitake mushroom farm. It is located right next to Ithaca College's Organic Garden and the logs are innoculated and soaking. It's just a matter of time until they're sprouting a shiitake-ton of mushrooms!

We've had a couple of guest speakers come to class to talk to us about bee keeping, which has been extremely interesting. Last week, we had Sam from Anarchy Apiaries come to talk to us about his less invasive bee keeping techniques and insight. He thoroughly went through the details of his work and explained his position and experiences with beekeeping. His primary role is to educate others, so his trip to IC created a lot of buzz.

Here is Sam hanging with a 4 pound swarm in January, Indiantown, FL.