The Alameda County Beekeepers Association

Good practical advice from Paula. There are also a variety of robbing screen designs online as well

Sung - interesting that you choose to vacuum those bees. Did you leave the box with Queen to catch

Bumblebees have a brooding up period that may last as long as a couple of months. At the end they

I'm in San Diego, and won't be able to water until Tuesday, so if you are in the neighborhood

Yes those are Queen Cells and one has already hatched. It takes 16 days for European bees to make a

Amazing and scary video! Such a delicate balance of nurture vs nature. Zooming out, with the overall

I have more pollen, if anybody interested. I scrapped it from my frames. On Sat, May 17, 2025, 13:56

hi beekeepers, By chance is anybody available this weekend to come by and inspect my hives with me? I

I have found that using a layer of film wrap Aka stretch-tite plastic film does a good job at

Hey Paula... Last fall Denrie and I split up a couple highly defensive colonies for Sister Barbara.

Common thought is that if your bees were calm and turned testy, then it is something environmental

Last fall, not wanting him to deal with getting a hive through winter, I promised a newbie beekeeper

Thanks ! On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM gmau...@earthlink.net <gmau...@earthlink.net> wrote:

For Spring - give them extra room to expand. In fall they start to contract and less space is needed

Wow... a discerning bee giver. I love it. On Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:01:31 PM UTC-7 Pam Weimer

Diana, I made mine using a 16 oz wide mouth canning jar and replacing the replaceable seal lid with

I'm getting ready to combine a swarm with an existing hive, probably tomorrow. If you would like

I think you could try keeping it. Be sure to leave a catch box at the original location just in case

A solar wax melter does a good job On Mon, May 19, 2025, 8:06 PM Diana K <dianak...@gmail.com

I'm selling two used, empty, 10 frame hives for pickup in North Berkeley. (See pictures). • 5

Do honey bees forage Roses? Well, if they do, they aren't interested in the leaves and stems.

When I was a more proactive swarmlist member I carried a pot and pan in the back of my truck. I only

Picked up this 22" porcelain sculpture as watering station for the bees , my Wife did not

Hello Bee Friends, There is a free webinar on ground nesting bees on May 22nd at noon with Dr. Jordan

Awesome On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM Blake Jenkins <blakejen...@gmail.com> wrote: Four

 Interesting formula- does any uncapped honey work? My honey doesn't crystallize (unless I

Rob, I concur. The golden rule of "Improve Comedy" is "Yes... and... " as the

Hahahaha. This is hilarious Paula! On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM Robin Chatham <angel2020connect

Hi, DO you have Bee Queen, or better mated Queen. I am new to bee keeping. and even wth 3 swarms

Oh it fits an 8 frame box. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2025, at 5:29 PM,