We Save Bees!
Beekeeping constantly reminds us of one thing — **bees know best.** This week at Beverly Bees, we witnessed something truly amazing: absconded bees from a colony we had just removed. The bees absconded… and then chose to move into one of our empty hive boxes *completely on their own.* 🐝🏡 […]
Open Air Bee Hive Removal in MA It’s honey bee removal season here in Massachusetts! If you have bees and are within an hour of Beverly, MA please call us at 978-778-8276. It’s been a pretty intense swarm season this year in MA. Believe it or not bees are still […]
New Swarm Trap and Swarm Trapping The LetMBee Way A month or so ago, Jason from LetMBee mailed me one of his swarm traps to try out. It all started when Jason went on a beekeeping rant on his blog which covered many of his grievances on current beekeeping practices. […]
There’s A Bee Swarm In My Bushes A few days after retrieving the bee swarm off the “power lines”, Brian and I received another swarm call. “There’s honeybees everywhere in the air about 30 feet off the ground.” The caller proceeded to tell me they were in the process of […]
And I laughed so hard it hurt. If you don’t know my husband Brian, one thing you must know is he is not a wimp. No challenge is too great for him – a gashing wound is just a little scratch; moving a 500 lb object by himself – no […]
Yes, sometimes bees are really stupid. On June 10th, 2011 after several attempts my bees swarmed. Being 80 feet high in the air, I had given up on retrieving them and waved goodbye. But on June 11th, 2011, when I found out they were still there, it was raining outside, […]