Honeycomb
Up Close Look @ Honeycomb
This is some of the comb from the Gilbert Rescue. These were pieces of comb that were either too small or damaged, but I couldn’t resist trying my macro lens for my iPhone. Brood comb with some light shining thru. This comb has pollen in the cells, some was orange, yellow and greenish. Light […]
Playing catch up – Hive Checks (Gilbert, AZ)
Somedays it feels like I am always trying to catch up…. Well I found these images on my iPhone of a hive check back on August 8th. You can see all the girls on the outside of the box. Ernie left a pollen patty for the girls.. you can see it on the right. Ernie […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gene Gatten’s Honey Farm
Gene Gatten’s Honey Farm Ernie went to Gatten’s Honey Farm out in Maricopa, AZ. Gene was doing hive inspections and requeening for the day, so Ernie the Bee Man went out to help. Gene has a great working area with tons of Bee Hive/Keeping supplies everywhere. Frames filled with old comb, waiting for a […]
Bee Hive Relocation
Bee Hive Relocation Why would I choose relocation over extermination? When you are faced with an angry bee hive on your property, you need to work fast to rid your space of the bees. The bees in Arizona are Africanized, and should be considered dangerous to your family or pets. When disturbed or threatened the […]