Keltronix Inc Introduces EyesOnHives
EyesOnHives gives Beekeepers and Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Honey Bee Hive Monitoring. SANTA BARBARA, California — November 2, 2015 — Keltronix Inc today announced the launch of EyesOnHives™ a …
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 …
Bee Hive Building – what to build, and not to build!
Why would anyone get into bee hive building? Well, because it’s really fun, hands on, satisfying and rewarding – a lot like beekeeping itself. My goal for building bee hives …
Honey Bee Hive Inspection
The final excitement I have to report was my first attempts at building a ventilated bottom for one of my hives, some novelty ‘runway entrances’, and this morning’s inspection which …