The mighty oak, one of North America's most prominent trees has quite the story to tell. Grant Stiles finds his way up in to a tall local Oak to investigate what is happening during its Spring bloom. Learn how the tree pollinates and its relationship with pollinating insects.

Every Spring beekeepers all over can supplement their hives through starter hives called NUCs. These are 5-frame temporary hives for bees that get introduced to a larger hive box so that it can expand. Here we get a glimpse in to the prep work that has to take place in order to stage the bees for inspection and eventual distribution to customers before the bees go off to their final destinations. For more information you can visit wwwStileshoney.com for beekeeping equipment, classes, and honey products!

Master Beekeeper Grant Stiles has some things to say about the Bradford Pear tree. Come join us for a rant like no other but it's not all negative. Stick around for some suggestions that will benefit nature and provide you with the beauty you seek.

We took all of our Bee Facts videos we published last year and put them all in one place for you to enjoy. We look forward to educating our audience more in the coming year. There are a lot of exciting things to look forward to. 0:00 – Dutch Clover Flowers 0:46 – Goldenrod Plants 2:05 – Fall Aster Flowers 3:29 – Honey Crystallization 4:18 – Milkweed Pods 5:40 – Wearing a Bee Beard 6:57 – Why we use smoke / Birthing of a Queen Bee 8:21 – Bumblebees vs Honeybees 9:44 – Lavender Pollination 11:14 – Walkthrough of a typical hive check 11:35 – Combining Hives for Winter Survival 16:19 – How bee keep warm during winter For those of you ready to take the next step in to beekeeping Stiles Honey offers beekeeping classes for all levels that deal with everything from collecting honey and treating for pests to making candles, soaps, and running a beekeeping business! We hope you come and join us. Our first class is February 13th. You can sign up on our website here. https://www.stileshoney.com/educational

Grant Stiles continues his fall walk through Natirar park detailing the flora that the bees are gathering from for the last bits of Fall. This time we build on last video with the Goldenrod's neighbor, Aster.

Mann Lake and Stiles Honey teamed up to host the first ever Bee-nanza this October 11th, 2025. It was a great time had by all that came together quickly. Steph from Mann Lake sat down with owner Grant Stiles to talk about his store, business, educating local beekeepers, among other topics. Please look forward to Bee-nanza 2026!

Master Beekeeper Grant Stiles is back at it in the field of Natirar Park right here in NJ to see what he can find among the flora. Goldenrod is an important Fall resource for bees that are preparing for the winter months to ensure survival as well as a strong start to Spring.

Join us for an in depth look at the mechanics of introducing a new queen and bees from a new hive to a non-queen right hive. Bees will continue their work of pollination and gathering honey without a queen for some time but once Winter comes the hive will not survive. Grant Stiles shows us the process of installing new frames with a queen from an observation hive to the queen less one.

We continue taking our Blazin' Honey on the road to get people to try our delicious, local NJ honey infused by the masters at Stiles! The sweet heat goes well on so many foods. We spent the day in Asbury Park and Point Pleasant handing out samples to beachgoers and even interrupted a few lunches and snack breaks to see if we could level up their meals