Swarming Signal Detected in Real Time with Eyesonhives
It’s not every day we get to discover something amazing about honeybees, humans have kept them for thousands of years. But over the last 3 weeks we have detected the …
Urban Beekeeping & EyesOnHives; a Foreword
I never thought of beekeeping as something practical for city living. I was wrong. Urban beekeeping has sparked a lifelong passion. From Rural Bees to Urban Beekeeping I grew up around bees. …
Mass Pesticide Spraying for ACP in Santa Barbara: Dogs, Cats & Bees at Risk
Situation: Pesticide is being sprayed in backyards with citrus trees all around Santa Barbara County starting this week. The pesticide is a broad spectrum synthetic cyfluthrin spray, and will be followed …
Dead Out Bee Hive Post Mortem
Recently, a friend in Lompoc let me know both of her hives which were doing well, now have no bees. The hives had become what most beekeepers refer to as a …
Mystery Bee in Garden
Wanted to share some pics I took this past Sunday in my garden. It’s a furry, silvery mystery bee with black and white stripes I hadn’t seen till after this recent rain. …
African Blue Basil – A Beekeeper’s Dream
I have some crazy sized African Blue Basil growing in my back yard, which is covered in bees. My basil plants are now 3+ years old, over 6′ high and …
Pesticides vs Pests or Pathogens: Part 2 the Results
Continued from My first possible pesticide incident, and sample collection. Part 1 After discovering a large number of dead bees just down the road from the office, I collected a sample, …
My first possible pesticide incident, and sample collection. Part 1
My colleague and I usually walk around the block here off Hollister and Robin Hill in Goleta mid afternoon to enjoy some fresh air and give our eyes a break …
Transitioning to Foundationless frames, as the bees intended
Drones started showing up in a big way after I put in a foundationless frame (with wooden comb guide) in the middle of my brood nest on 12/25/14. Over the …
Zombeekeeper – Happy Halloween
I call it the Zombeekeeper. Lil light hearted fun! Happy Halloween! Zombeekeeper Honey As nasty as it looks, coffee made for some pretty convincing Zombee honey. We had some …