I have a swarm in my trap. They've been there for a few days, but I wasn’t ready for them. Now I’ve got the hive all ready, and I'm looking for tips for successfully transferring the swarm. What time

I went back today and gathered as many stragglers as I could find. There was a handful in the box and a couple handfuls on the ground. I always try to get all the bees. All my best. Amanda I'll let u

It was a great home for them. I tried to be as gentle as I could. It must be so hard to lose ones perfect home. It's not the bees fault. As usual bees are burdened by the environment and humans. All m

Thanks John! Stay safe All my best Amanda Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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I was unsuccessful in capturing the 2 previous swarms from my hive and installing them in another hive box. Now my original hive is swarming/bearding all over the front of my hive boxes. The boxes you

Hello All, I got a call from Steve at the Mosquito and Vector Control office. He says there's a huge oak tree that has fallen on Bonito Road in Aptos (frontage road along Hwy 1), and it has a large hi

Hi all, Got another call today from someone offering Apiary space. This one is in Aptos off Day Valley Road. If you are interested let me know and I’ll connect you to the homeowner. Best in Bees, Emil

Paula Toledo is inviting you to a scheduled PRACTICE Zoom meeting FOR BEE GUILD PARTICIPANTS Topic: PRACTISE LOGGING IN TO ZOOM MEETING Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) After y

For those interested in alcohol wash method for doing mite checks, this is a handy gizmo to have once you start doing mite checks. If your ordering supplies for the year now add it to your box. Also a

Hello Beekeepers, Hope you are all doing well under the circumstances. Due to the Shelter in Place order from Santa Cruz County Health Officer, the Guild will host the April 1 meeting using Zoom.com.

I saw this 3 day old video a few minutes ago... a mere few hours after I wrote about improving your own bee stocks. This is 20 minutes and is pretty indirect about bees, until right at the end. He cau

Jeff wrote; > "It’s a rare hive that doesn’t need treatment in the fall. Some may survive with a heavy load by swarming or superseding and the natural brood break that provides and the beekeeper may n

Hi Folks! I got a swarm call from Michelle in Scotts Valley near Glen Canyon. She saw the swarm emerge from a hive that is kept by Deborah there. However Michelle does not have/lost Deborah's phone nu

Hey all, I need some help. It sounds like a lot of us lost hives over the winter so I thought if I asked for input, it might help out those of us who are struggling. I live in south Felton and we get

I am insecure about catching a swarm in my yard. It formed about 1:30 today and is on a low growing rose bush. Should I shake it into a Warre empty hive box and seal the opening until morning? And the

Hi all, I have a two frame honey spinner for sale. It is stainless steel and clean. This design has no wobbly legs and sits on the floor. It can hold about 3 gallons before you need to transfer the ho

A week ago I opened up my hive to get out the honey (the 🐝 🐝 didn't make it through the winter, sad to say). I left a couple frames out in the open, and today when I went to put them away, I discovere

I suppose a few of you might still be getting less harvest than you want so you leave insufficient stores for them to survive and feed "synthetic" mixes for them to slurp and/or store or to induce ear

Dear Bee community, Pema Osel Ling is currently looking to get a swarm. They have a new hive ready for a new bee colony to come and take refuge there. Thanks for letting me know if you have a swarm. E