The Alameda County Beekeepers Association

Yes the larger entrance is to the right side. There's also a gap in back of left bottom box that

I concur that members of ACBA are awesome! Beekeepers are super helpful and generous with their time

Blake, Are you able to send the addresses and hive host information? Much appreciated Brenda On Wed,

I let the bees clean the honey off of cappings before putting the wax into the melter. This works for

They could be shuddering/spamming Sue to a nerve toxin. They foraged a food source sprayed with

Thank you, Norma, for the clarity to my question! Okay; All Saints it will be in May! On Tuesday,

Why do you think a beginner won't be able to manage a big hive? Is it just big or are they feisty

Yw On Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 6:11 PM sandy fong <happysa...@gmail.com> wrote: Thx On Mon, Mar

Hello Bee Friends, This has been posted to the swarm list. To avoid duplication please do not respond

How do you use/install your Virgin Queen? My success rate of mated Queen is terrible with using

Now I'm excited…can't wait. On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 9:22 AM Phil Stob <phil...@gmail.com

Very nice video Sung. On Monday, March 16, 2026 at 5:24:16 AM UTC-7 sungleethe...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Tina, Thank you for reaching out! Let's connect! 510-671-4598 On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM

This was last year. https://youtu.be/-q5PnD1LKBw?si=WxfT6zpT-yrBt1hI Sung Lee The Bee Charmer On Sun,

>>> 1) Locate swarm and create plan of action. This is where asking question of homeowner is

Hi Cristian! I'm in Oakland and my bees have already swarmed 3 times that I know of! Would you be

Be careful about abandoned bee equipment. Bee boxes should be thoroughly scraped and torched. Used

They were buzzing around the workers while working in the yard, so the workers (maybe landscapers?)

Sung sells his honey at Hesperian Cleaners in San Loreno. I've been meaning to stop by myself!

I'm going to be splitting mine soon here since they are building up very fast! Also I'm

 Taking conversations off of swarm list into Beetalk. Old comb frames and slightly uncapped honey.

I scrape it melt it at low temp and let them have it back as food but most of the time i count my

A quick followup to find if anybody wants to donate a nuc equivalent from a split or swarm capture to

Correction, I have four virgin queens available. On Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 12:48 PM Paula Breen <

Ugh, my mail program messed up the link. Sorry. Here's the skin-crawling link: https://www.icloud

Ok thanks both of you. I'll pass that info on to the hive owner. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 15,

Thank you Mark ! Members have to adopt to it and simply not reply in any way shape or form to any

Thanks so much for the wisdom, everyone! The thermoregulation theory makes a lot of sense and is what

Hi Yolanda, The general recommendation is put the bait box in the shade, though I don't do that.

Ahh, very sneaky. First a post about jars, then duct cleaning... M On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM