Renova Apiculture, "the early days."
Honeybee swarm that we adopted into our Renova Restoration queen breeding program.
Feral honeybee swarm, awaiting adoption into our Restoration apiaries.
Northern Virginia Swarm Removal. Same day service!
Wild bees in a shipping container.
Renova honeybee swarm removal - same day!
FAST swarm removal in NoVA!
Renova Sustainable Agriculture, hive removal in Northern Virginia.
The magic of swarm-calling, a truly trancendant experience!
Restoring the Honeybee in NoVA.
Cluster of bees hanging from a wooden beam
Close-up of honey bees on a honeycomb frame being handled, wearing gloves, in an outdoor beekeeping setting.
Renova's Restoration queens are raised on foundationless frames.
Warre hive nuc in one of our yards.
Three cheers for propolis!
Beekeeping hive with bees on wooden frames
Sustainable beekeeping means no net-inputs: our girls draw their own wax!
Just a quick heft....
Warre nuc inspections are relatively swift.
Renova colonies draw a LOT of comb every spring!
One of our small outyards, late winter.
One of our Restoration mating yards in NoVA.
Restoration queens are true mountain stock - forming defined and encapsulated conservative broodnests.
Renova's Restoration Queens are bred for sustainability!
Early Restoration broodstock queen, dark-type.
Early Restoration broodstock queen, bright-type.
Apiary increase in a Nuc Yard - Multiplication by Division!
Renova "Harmony" honey-harvest.
Renova "Perfection" comb honey-harvest.
Renova "Arboriflora" honey-harvest.
Sustainable agriculture demands leaving plenty of stores for summer!
Pull in May and split away!
A beekeeper's reflective pause.......
Close-up of freshly plowed soil in agricultural field, with green trees in the background.
June Blackberries make sustainable hedges!
Virginia-Native Elderflowers
Renova Virginia-Native Elderberry saplings.
Early Renova Elderberry cuttings, pre-potting.
Renova sustainable elderberry saplings, breaking dormancy.
Wetland Re-Naturalization Projects in Full Swing!
Renova Indigenous Elderberry bush at maturity
Close-up of white elderflower blossoms
Indigenous Elderflowers in bloom - Native bounty at every turn!
Indigenous Medicine in the palm of your hand.
Not all blooms are huge, yet all are fruitful.
White acacia flowers and green leaves on a branch
River willows (S. purpurea) make excellent conservation plantings!
Elderberry plants also make excellent wetland reclaimation plantings!
Late summer Renova sunflowers, with native Late Boneset as a companion planting.
Renova native sunflowers and Late boneset, ready for winter honey-making.
Cover Cropping and Regenerative Deep-Pasture.
Renova Sustainable Agriculture offers on-farm and on-line consultations!
Urban Agriculture is all about growth!
Restoration honeybees working Hyssop blooms.
Renova Sustainable Agriculture, LLC - Bountiful Harvests in Small Spaces
Graves Mill, Virginia - where the vision for Renova Sustainable Agriculture was seeded.