Kids do not try this at home
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook Page
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Frank Mortimer is Ridgewood’s best known beekeeper an adjunct instructor at the Cornell University Master Beekeeping Program, former Vice President of the New Jersey State Beekeepers Association, and a Certified Master Beekeeper. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association—a position he held for over a decade—he significantly grew his club’s membership, aligned the Northeast NJ Beekeepers with Ramapo College, and founded the “Honey Cup,” an annual honey tasting competition. Frank has promoted beekeeping throughout the Northeast by speaking to everyone from school children to gardening clubs and civic organizations. He has led beekeeping seminars across the Northeast and at The New York Botanical Garden.
In addition, he successfully campaigned for his hometown of Ridgewood to become New Jersey’s first “Bee City USA.” Frank is the author of Bee People and the Bugs They Love, (Kensington Publishing, March 2021) and has written multiple articles featured in the widely circulated Bee Culture Magazine.
Frank Mortimer, remove approximately 15,000 bees from a tree trunk in the rear of a South Irving Street, Ridgewood home on Tuesday evening May 3rd.
Love your comment James: kids do not try this at home.
Frank makes it look easy
Frank is the best beekeeper around, and an all around great father and neighbor!
I remember years back I’ve seen one of The village employees throwing rocks at a beehive. Right
What happened to the bees?
The bees were really-homed by Frank I assume.
What do you think. They were Angry