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This homeowner had bees move into the water meter last year. Concerned for the safety of the water meter readers – he called to have the bees removed. This was 2 weeks ago, and I am happy to report that the bees are doing well after their removal from the water meter, and are […] 
During the cold months, one of the more common questions I am asked about is: “What do the bees do in the winter?”. The short answer is that they “sit in cluster” to maintain enough heat to ensure the survival of the colony. It is extremely important that the bees have enough food brought in […] 
(note: Click photos for larger view) I often am asked : What will happen if I just leave the bees”, or “What if we wait?”. The following pics are a graphic example of one possible scenario that can (and does) occur. Scene: In October of 2015, the homeowner observed bees swarming, and moving into a […] 
Kim Flottum, author for Bee Culture: The Magazine of American Beekeeping – will be presenting tomorrow (Monday 13 June 2016) at the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Assn. monthly meeting. Click HERE for Kim’s website From his bio page: After receiving a degree in horticulture from UW Madison, Kim Flottum worked four years in the USDA […] 
I received a call about honeybees in a tree – (a swarm) that had emerged from a known colony in a chimney. I arrived and got the swarm settled into a box – then evaluated the cause of the problem… The chimney bees…. Thie chimney was capped with cement. The plywood backer underneath had […] 
A year ago, I posted a story about 2 hives that were removed from a tree-house. This spring, a fresh swarm from the property found its’ way to the tree-house again – and moved into the joist space under the decking. The pic does not do the removal justice… These bees were EXTREMELY polite (maybe […] 
Last week, I received a call from a customer who had been referred to me by the 911 dispatcher on the other end of his frantic phone call about a swarm of bees in his tree. I removed the swarm fairly quickly – and as I was about to leave he says “My neighbor has […] 
The homeowner called about a swarm – and told me that the bees were coming and going from a hole in a tree. Usually – there is just the bees in the tree and the customer may not know what terms to use. In this case, there truly was a swarm, as well as bees […] 
A short snippet of film… These bees swarmed from a Langstroth hive, and were found about 15 feet from the hive location – and about 10′ up the tree. I scooped them onto a small lid, and poured the first cluster into the hive body – which has a queen excluder underneath it to keep […] 
According to the homeowner, honeybees have occupied this water valve box for the last 2-3 years. The comb was dark, and a bit tough to cut – so that supports the time-frame that she estimated. The valve box was about 18″ deep into the ground, so the comb was DEEP. The queen looks to be […] |
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