Rooftop Bees Ready for a Hurricane “At this moment, You mean everything.” I got the gals prepared for Hurricane Irene in style today. I moved them closer to the house to protect them from the wind and then dressed them up in that pretty red tie down strap. Hopefully they […]
Roof Top Hives
Inspecting The Two Queen Hive System
And the flight of the bumble bee. Inspecting the hive in a two queen system is a bit complicated. It is similar to opening two beehives at the same time and leaving them both open while you work. It takes up more space then a normal hive inspection and makes […]
Hello, Peeping Tom Neighbors! Yes, It Is Just Me In That Spacesuit.
One of the biggest hurdles with semi-urban beekeeping is dealing with your neighbors. When you tell people you are a beekeeper they will usually respond in one of two ways – “That is so cool, how did you get into it?” or “Why the hell would you want to do […]