A Walk with a Beekeeper: The Purple Edition

A spring walk through Glen Head, where purple flowers were everywhere—but the bees had other plans.
Seasonal observations, honeybee encounters, bee-friendly backyards, and reflections from life around the hive.

A spring walk through Glen Head, where purple flowers were everywhere—but the bees had other plans.

We’re three weeks into spring 2026, but overnight temperatures are still dropping into the 20s, with frost warnings lingering. The bees are stressed—and as their keeper, so am I. Last week, I visited a bee yard in Glen Cove where…

A Walk With a Beekeeper Early Spring in Glen Head — March 2026 It wasn’t a long walk—just to the post office and a simple loop back home. The winds have been fierce, and the temperature read “42°F, feels like…

Take a walk with a beekeeper and discover how bee-friendly your neighborhood really is. Use a simple landscape scorecard to see what’s feeding bees—and what’s not.