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These ladies began as a swarm I was given by my local beekeepers’ association. They are located in the Black Forest where, hopefully, they will not be negatively influenced by Betsy’s Bees. I will check them next week to make a decision on whether or not to add a third deep super. …

Hive ten is the Rush Rescue and seem to be adjusting to their new home. I added their second deep shortly after relocating them to the Black Forest .  Due to the ladies having to re-queen themselves (never found the original queen in the cutout) the number of bees has not exploded. I believe I will overwinter them […]

Yesterday I went to the apiary in the Black Forest. I wasn’t surprised to see Hive 5 bearding, because the last time I was there I noticed a lot of bees on the landing board.  Bearding is mainly caused by overcrowding (which is always a good sign in my book).  I suppose it is called […]

Last month I got a call from Herb. He is also a member of our local beekeepers’ association. He wanted to remove a hive of honey bees that had established themselves, in the side of his house, for the last several years.  As a first year beekeeper, he wanted some guidance on the process of removing the hive. The scaffolding had […]

Last month, Ken and I added the third deep super to this hive and it was a disaster! I guess it all started when we decided to not light a smoker.  When we did light two of them, it was already sting city: It quickly went down hill from there. It didn’t help that the hive was not put back together […]

Last month I had a call from Rachael about a hive that had established itself between the exterior and interior walls of her home. She was gracious enough to help label each individual section of exterior wooden shingle that I pulled off. This was done in an attempt to put the wall back together the exact way it was taken apart.  […]