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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Beekeeping, Bees, Honey, Honey Harvest, Honeybees, Mountain View Beekeeper, Nectar, Nectar Flow
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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
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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
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