A buzzing surprise while planting

While planting soybeans, Ohio Ag Net’s Dusty Sonnenberg made an unexpected discovery: a swarm of honey bees clustered on the stem of a former cover crop.

In this video, Dusty is joined by beekeeper Brad Hibbard, who explains why bees swarm, how he got started in beekeeping and the unique equipment he uses to safely collect and relocate swarms. Brad shares how a simple interest in improving pollination on his produce farm grew into managing dozens of hives and responding to swarm calls across the region.… Continue reading