Monthly Archives: May 2011

Adopt A Bee Hive – Los Altos FL-A Adopted

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

This season I’ve been receiving many emails and calls from people interested in starting beekeeping and adopting one of the hives. I’m always glad to make a new beekeeper and help out in anyway possible. My mentor list has grew … Continue reading →

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We Got the Queen!

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

We inspected three hives this evening during dinner time and one of them was the one we just hived yesterday from Redwood City, the cutout, blog post prior to this one. We found the queen and she’s a beauty, very … Continue reading →

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Redwood City Bee Removal at Redwood Shores

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

After this morning’s hive delivery in Sunnyvale my dad and I headed back to my place for lunch before heading out to Redwood City for a bee removal. John called last week and said their neighbor informed them of an … Continue reading →

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Adopt A Bee Hive – Sunnyvale Flamingo Adopted

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Remember the Sunnyvale swarm that moved into a recycle bin and we came to relocate them. Well, the plan has always been to bring the bees back after the bees reorient to my yard and then bring it back to … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Bees Relocated – Sprinkler Control Valve Box

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Received an email the other evening from Tina of the Santa Clara bee guild passing on a message that there are some bees that need to be rescued in Palo Alto. I got in contact with the homeowner David and … Continue reading →

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Los Altos Hills Bees Relocated – Details and Photos

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Work work has been keeping me quite busy lately with all the projects and changes happening, so finally here’s my detailed report on the Los Altos Hills Bee Removal. About a month ago Sebastian, the homeowner, emailed me about some … Continue reading →

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Los Altos Hills Bee Removal – A Long Day

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Dad and I were in Los Altos Hills doing a honey bee removal this afternoon. There are three colonies there when we only expected one. Removed two today and will be back for the third tomorrow along with vacuuming up … Continue reading →

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Feral Honey Bees With Good Genetics

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

In our last Hive and Queen update we mentioned that the Hayward Overhill hive queen was nearing the end of her life and a supercedure cell was capped to replace her. We inspected last week and found a booming hive … Continue reading →

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Swarm Removal in Menlo Park

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Received a call around noon from Ellen of Menlo Park that a swarm landed on her bush. She provided me with some details while I was on my way home from Costco with the family. We had a weird weather … Continue reading →

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Swarm Trap Caught an After-Swarm

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

After my sister’s family informed me of scouts checking out the old hives on their balcony but left, I set out a swarm trap hoping to lure them back and into my trap. It has been about 1.5 weeks with … Continue reading →

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