Beekeeping
S and J Farms – Our BEE Keeping Neighbors
Our bee keeper neighbors – S and J Farms We live in an unusual situation here on Luckey Bee Farms. We live on acreage that allows for livestock right here in the middle of the city. I have chickens, a horse, a pig, and goats running around along with our bees. However, if you […]
Pinterest Pin it Friday – Bee hives are cool!
Article on Urban Bees then and now Here Check out this cool bee hive here Honeylovers in Russia here Tree Hive here Hive found under a couch and used to inspire students – check it out here Amazing wild hive here Michelle WhitePictures can say a thousand words.. so I don’t have to www.michellewhitephotography.com
Bees and Flowers and the FARM
Benefiting your neighbors with bees When we decided to move, we had no idea where the expansion of our business and the addition of bees would take us. It is almost a daily conversation at our home that we look at each other and say “Did you ever think we would be here […]
Second Story Bee Swarm Rescue and Beekeeping
Luckey Bee Rescue and Relocation – Second Story Bee Swarm Rescue and Beekeeping Luckey Bee Rescue and Relocation was called out for a bee swarm located under the eave on a second floor. Ernie, the bee man accessed the swarm upon arrival. It was a nice size swarm, just very high. Ernie was hoping […]
Africanized Bees
How the Africanized bee defends differently than the honey bee Africanized bees perceive the world differently than the typical honey bee. When any bee is feeling threatened it will sting you to defend itself. The stinger is left in your body and will pump the venom into your flesh, and pheromones into the air. The […]
Queen Cell
Queen Cell Did you know that a Queen Cell is different then a regular worker cell? Luckey Bee Rescue and Relocation rescued a hive and found these queen cells. Queen cells hang perpendicular to the comb. You can see 2 queen cells in the picture above. Queen cells are larger than worker or drone cells. […]
Living with Bees
Living with Bees When my husband and I were creating our business plan for Luckey Bee I was very excited about creating a business with the safety of the bees as the main focus. As we were working out the details of the business, the reality of having bee hives on my property, and having […]