Category Archives: Honey

Winter Prep/Inspection Time

Posted on September 30, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Hey everyone, Tomorrow is already October and if you haven’t done your final inspection and Winter prep yet, it’s that time of the year. Remove any excess honey, reduce the honey supers the bees aren’t using, put that roof over … Continue reading →

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7+ Year Old Hive In Los Altos Hills – Bee Removal

Posted on May 15, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Ed who actually contacted me in 2012 not regarding bee removal but wanting some help on starting some hives on his property, this year called and needed help on relocating a hive that has been living in the soffit for … Continue reading →

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Fumigated Bees Survive – Mountain View Bee Removal

Posted on May 7, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

A rental house was recently tented for fumigation of termites and other insects including a large colony of honeybees that was trapped in with screening. (I’m kind of surprised the fumigation didn’t kill the bees! If it didn’t kill the … Continue reading →

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Bees Removed From Old Guest House In Stanford

Posted on April 25, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

All right, the server hosting the photos is up and running though there’s some issues with it still. Well, it’s time to do some catching up with my blog posts and bee removals. Per the previous site check blog at … Continue reading →

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Citrus Blooming Early

Posted on April 3, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Looks like citrus is blooming early this year.

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Los Altos Hills “Bee Home – For Sale” – Bee Removal

Posted on March 23, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Anyone interested in buying a house in Los Altos Hills that attracts swarms every year? 🙂 We have been talking to Michelle on and off since last year. She has a few active hives on the out-coves of her three story … Continue reading →

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Deer Hollow Farm Hives Update

Posted on March 5, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

It has been a while since we last checked on the bee hives at Deer Hollow Farm. The last time was in November 2012 and we did see activity over Thanksgiving. This will be our first time inspecting the hives … Continue reading →

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Nectar’s Flowing

Posted on February 7, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

All the hives are now bringing in nectar and some drawing new comb. But the freezing cold nights and rains aren’t over yet. Driving around you can see some major nectar sources such as rosemary and manzanita.

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New Beekeeper Christina and Her First Hive – Adopt A Bee Hive

Posted on February 4, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Christina from San Jose this weekend ventured into the world of beekeeping by adopting a healthy growing single medium hive. The colony has a good population and when we opened up the hive we can see that the bees are … Continue reading →

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Drawing New Comb

Posted on February 3, 2013 by losaltoshoneybees

Inspected a few hives yesterday. Some of the really active hives have been drawing new comb and bringing in lots of pollen and nectar. Going to keep an eye on these hives as they could quickly draw out a super … Continue reading →

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