Bee Hive Building – what to build, and not to build!
Why would anyone get into bee hive building? Well, because it’s really fun, hands on, satisfying and rewarding – a lot like beekeeping itself. My goal for building bee hives …
Honey Bee Hive Inspection
The final excitement I have to report was my first attempts at building a ventilated bottom for one of my hives, some novelty ‘runway entrances’, and this morning’s inspection which …
Golden Queen of the Beach Bees
Next day it was time to introduce the Beach Bees to their new home! There were a lot of bees packed together tightly, but their color was very similar to …
Bees at the Beach Rescue
Saturday I received an email from Todd saying he was out of town, and a swarm had been reported down on Cabrillo, and would I like to respond?! First chance …
Bait Out on a Roof Top
The next week I was privileged to meet again with Paul and assist him on a ‘bait out’ project, also pretty close to my place near the Mission. This one …
Combining Colonies and the new Dark Queen of the Bees
The next day I was able to transfer the bees to a new deep above my doomed colony, combining the colonies – the Garage Bees would have a new Queen! …
Bee Rescue from a Compost Bin
Wow it’s been a busy 2 weeks for this new Beek, I’ve been part of a bee rescue twice, a bait out, 2 colony mergers and even started building my own hives! …
Bees in a Queenless Hive
Over the last few days I’ve been keenly watching the bees over breakfast every morning, and relaxing after work in the evenings strumming a little acoustic guitar from my chair near the hive. …
The Queen is Key, but is she Alive?
Thank you Kate for your kind words! I’ve got a lot more frames I need to clean, and will definitely use your 3-day freeze advice! The gloves I was using …
A Cut Out Bee Rescue
Following all of the Preparing and Repairing Bee Hives, it was time for a bee rescue! The night before, I prepared the backyard area, and started work on the garage panels (while bees were …