-
Recent Posts
- Honey Harvest 2020
- 2019 March Madness of Bee Swarms
- Sunnyvale Bee Swarm
- Hammock Bee Swarm
- Bee Tour – School Fundraiser
- Bee Talk at School
- Ant Proofing Your Hives
- Bee Swarms Everywhere
- The Chores of Beekeeping – Cleaning out dead hives
- Adopted Bees in Los Altos Hills
- Bee Swarm March Madness is Here
- Los Altos Bee Swarm
- Bees are swarming. Palo Alto swarm capture
- Drones are here. Swarms soon
- Japan has just invented Robo-bees that can legitimately pollinate the earth
Recent Comments
Categories
- Adopt A Hive (92)
- Bee Removal (336)
- Cupertino (12)
- Cutout (187)
- Honey (95)
- Honey Bees (613)
- Los Altos (222)
- Menlo Park (19)
- Misc (96)
- Mountain View (79)
- Palo Alto (92)
- Swarms (216)
- Tips & Techniques (18)
Archives
- October 2020 (1)
- March 2019 (1)
- May 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- May 2017 (1)
- April 2017 (3)
- March 2017 (4)
- February 2017 (3)
- January 2017 (3)
- October 2016 (3)
- September 2016 (1)
- June 2016 (6)
- May 2016 (3)
- April 2016 (9)
- March 2016 (8)
- February 2016 (3)
- June 2015 (2)
- May 2015 (2)
- April 2015 (1)
- March 2015 (5)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- May 2014 (13)
- April 2014 (15)
- March 2014 (17)
- February 2014 (5)
- January 2014 (2)
- September 2013 (2)
- May 2013 (17)
- April 2013 (14)
- March 2013 (22)
- February 2013 (12)
- January 2013 (7)
- December 2012 (3)
- November 2012 (4)
- October 2012 (4)
- September 2012 (3)
- August 2012 (8)
- July 2012 (10)
- June 2012 (21)
- May 2012 (29)
- April 2012 (47)
- March 2012 (36)
- February 2012 (25)
- January 2012 (11)
- December 2011 (9)
- November 2011 (14)
- October 2011 (17)
- September 2011 (18)
- August 2011 (21)
- July 2011 (14)
- June 2011 (27)
- May 2011 (21)
- April 2011 (25)
- March 2011 (28)
- February 2011 (14)
- January 2011 (18)
- December 2010 (3)
- November 2010 (5)
- October 2010 (9)
- September 2010 (24)
- August 2010 (25)
- July 2010 (16)
- June 2010 (12)
Media on LAHB
Search
Tag Archives: Nectar Flow
Citrus Blooming Soon
The nectar flow right now is pretty strong and soon it’ll get even better as citrus will start to bloom. The bees are building up like crazy and with our recent rains should prolong some of the blooms. Just wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees
Tagged Bees, citrus bloom, citrus nectar, Honeybees, lemon, Nectar Flow, orange bloom, when does citrus bloom
Leave a comment
Nectar Flow Is On
Just a note, the nectar flow is pretty strong right now. All the healthy hives that we inspected today have been drawing new comb and lots of it. It was so gorgeous outside today hitting a high of 71F and … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto
Tagged Bees, honey flow, Honeybees, Nectar Flow
Leave a comment
Time To Add Supers/Another Box
It looks like I’ll be doing a few inspections this week through the weekend. Wednesday being the warmest day as of current forecast, 67F. I’ll be checking on the strongest hives first to ensure they have enough room as I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees
Tagged Bees, Honey, Honey Bees, Honeybees, Nectar Flow, overwinter, temperatures, when to add supers, Winter
3 Comments
Adopt A Hive – WBayshore Hive Moves to Aptos
Lairy from Aptos drove in from the coastside this evening to adopt the WBayshore hive. This young established nuc sized hive has a strong laying queen, brood of all stages, capped and uncapped honey, pollen, and about 4 to 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Adopt A Hive, Honey Bees
Tagged Aptos, Beekeeper, Beekeeping, Bees, coastside, Honey Bees, Nectar Flow, Santa Cruz, where to buy bees
Leave a comment
Great Honey Year
It has been a great year for honey on the Peninsula with strong hives producing a good load of honey as our nectar flow was strong this season. Last weekend we harvested a third time from the Mountain View hive, … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees
Tagged Beekeeping, Bees, Honey, Honey Harvest, Honeybees, Mountain View Beekeeper, Nectar, Nectar Flow
Leave a comment
Why Have My Bees Suddenly Turned Aggressive
Some of you might wonder why your bees have suddenly become aggressive. When you started the hive this year the bees were calm, nice, and you can practically open up the hive without a veil. Now you get near and … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged aggressive bees, food, Honey Bees, lack of nectar, Nectar Flow
15 Comments
Citrus Bloom in California Happening Now
I was working some swarms yesterday in two orange trees and noticed they are blooming! Here comes our citrus nectar flow, one of the main nectar sources for our honeybees in California. With this year’s rain we should have a … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees, Misc
Tagged bees nectar, citrus, citrus bloom, Honey Bees, lemon, Nectar Flow, nectar source, Orange bloom season, oranges
Leave a comment
Wine Barrel Hive Packing in Honey
During last weekend’s inspection, 10/10/10, we saw something that we liked and not like. First the good news. This colony is getting stronger and the weight of the hive is increasing fast. The girls are harvesting a lot of nectar … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Los Altos
Tagged bees harvesting, capped honey, harvesting honey, Honey, Honey Bees, Los Altos Bees, Nectar Flow, Storing Honey
Leave a comment
A Strong Queen – Hayward Overhill Hive
Saturday (9/4/2010) – After we completed the Sunshine Hive cutout we inspected three other hives today. First one is the Hayward Overhill Hive. Last reported they have slowed down, running into a dearth. But now they seem to be thriving … Continue reading
Posted in Honey Bees, Los Altos
Tagged Brood pattern, Building new combs, Dearth, Foundationless frames, Hayward Overhill Hive, Nectar Flow, Pollen, queen bee
Leave a comment
Nectar Flow Slowing Down – Hayward Overhill Hive
After inspecting the Wine Barrel Hive, dad and I headed over to my sister’s place to check out the Hayward Overhill Hive. Last time they were thriving, building new combs and storing a good amount of honey. Well, this time … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Bees, Los Altos
Tagged Bees, bridge combs, Hayward Overhill Hive, Honey Bees, Nectar Flow
Leave a comment