Michelle
Solitary Bees in Arizona – Leaf Cutter Bee
The Leaf Cutter Bee While out in the garden the other day I saw this green thing zip by me. Upon further investigation this what I saw. You can see the leaf cutter bee going into this wall hole with a little piece of leaf. If you have leaves with these almost perfect […]
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 […]
Native Bees to Arizona
Did you know that there are 20,000 species of bees and that is not including the honey bee? Wow!!! Crazy, right!!! I happened to be out on a walk one morning and found this little one in a beautiful cactus flower. Sorry not the greatest picture, but I snapped some quick with my iPhone before […]
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 […]
Bees and cactus flowers
Out on an early morning walk, we spotted a beautiful cactus flowering. But the best surprise was seeing the bees happily going in and out of the flower. These forager bees were just buzzing around like crazy. Check out the pollen pants on that girl! Amazing! Michelle WhitePictures can say […]
Pinterest Pin Friday Bee Coffee Cups
Anything BEE related was on my search today… I found these cute bee cups Get lost on this website filled with lots of fun stuff American Chateau Lavender and bees what else could you want here This little cutie looking up at you in the morning will make your day start off great! Check out […]
Slow Motion Video of Bees
While visiting the hives I took a slow motion video of the bees at Luckey Bee Farms. These girls are happy and healthy. Look at all the pollen on their legs. It is kind of funny to see them so clumsy in slow motion. Michelle WhitePictures can say a thousand words.. so I don’t […]