Posts By: Peter Brezny

Spongy Soils to the Rescue!

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In a publication by the Union of Concerned Scientists, many papers were reviewed to come up with recommendations for  improving water retention, reducing the need for irrigation, slowing runoff, and improving soil fertility. Continuous living Cover Crops in between commodity crops and no-till agriculture were among several methods to achieve these improvements. The ‘Executive Summary’… Read more »

Plant Flowers, different flowers, lots of them.

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A common mantra of many amateur bee clubs is, “Treat and feed.” I hear this all the time, and I think that new research is showing that the ‘you must treat your bee’s’ camp, is out of touch with modern beekeeping, evolution, and nature in general (see previous posts for references).  Here’s a new paper… Read more »

Guest Speaker on the Treatment Free Beekeeping Podcast

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After getting back from studying with Dr. John Kefuss in the South of France this past March, Solomon Parker from the Treatment Free Beekeeping podcast reached out to see if I’d be interested in sharing my experience. https://tfb.podbean.com/e/treatment-free-beekeeping-podcast-episode-51-varroa-has-a-genetic-solution-with-peter-brezny/ He’s a gracious podcast host, and we had fun talking, genetics, introduced pests, the overblown rift between… Read more »