Bee Relocation
Beekeeping on Luckey Bee Farms
Hive Checks for beekeeping! We try to check the hives regularly to make sure all the girls are doing ok. Here is another reason, these girls were so busy they started building comb onto the top of the hive box. Amazing what they can do in a short amount of time. This hive was full […]
Luckey Bee Hive Removal in Gilbert – Part 2
PART 2 of the hive removal. Here you can see Ernie carrying one of the sheets of hive to the table. LOOK at the honey dripping from the top. When we relocate the bees we put them into a hive box. The hive box has these frames (usually 10 to a box). Normally the bees […]
Luckey Bee Hive Removal in Gilbert – Part 1
One of Luckey Bee’s neighbors said they had some bees in their shed. So we headed over thinking it was a swarm of bees. In the back of the shed there was a bench covered with a green tarp and peeking out were some bees. The yellow arrow is where the bees were. We had […]
Relocation
Here at Luckey Bee there are several ways we can relocate/rescue bees from your property. One method we use is a special vacuum. Bees are vacuumed from your property safely. The hose from the special vacuum puts them directly into a box. Here you can see Ernie the Bee Man moving the box of bees […]
ReQueening Hives
ReQueening Hives, why do we do it? Well, you have heard about africanized bees, right? You know those bees, the ones referred to as “killer bees”. Beekeepers have found that if you take out an africanized Queen and replace her with a non-africanized Queen that has been fertilized, her genetics will be passed on […]
Where do the bees go? and Luckey Bee Hive Check
Where do rescued bees go? Once the bees have been removed and rescued from a property, they are brought back to Luckey Bee Farms. Part of the relocation process is putting them into a hive box. Here are some happy and healthy rescued bees. You can see the cells that aren’t capped have larvae in […]
Luckey Bee Hive Checking IN
At Luckey Bee Farms the hives are multiplying, so after checking in on the bees I snapped some pictures with my iPhone. These girls are busy and beautiful! Can you spot the girls coming back from collecting pollen? Did you know that all the bees that go out and forage for pollen are girl bees? […]