Bee Rescue/Removal – Lazer Creek Apiary

Bees in Trees – 80 feet up!

Sometimes it seems that bees know just when I’m wearing a dress and heels or when we have ice-cream in the back of the car after a grocery run — they just know when to make swarming more of a challenge for us. Then I have to think back on the swarm that moved intoContinue reading “Bees in Trees – 80 feet up!”

Bee Rescue Part 2

Last week, when we opened the first (smaller) panel, this was what we saw — lots of what we would normally consider beautiful honey were it not sitting on top of the sheet rock ceiling of a dining room. Now that it’s in jars, we think it’s beautiful again, but extracting honey from natural combContinue reading “Bee Rescue Part 2”

Bee Rescue

First stage of bee removal done. Today we removed a hive from between the 2nd story floor and dining room ceiling of a house. The picture to the left shows the first 9-inch deep cavity after we had removed the comb. The bottom left corner shows more comb peeking out from under the other sectionContinue reading “Bee Rescue”

Happy People: Happy Bees

Last night, as we were deciding which trees were ready to fend for themselves at the farm, hubby spotted another swarm of bees in our yard. Once again, they were behind the trealis and a fence post. The poor honeysuckle is still recovering from the last swarm extraction, and this time the two grapevines gotContinue reading “Happy People: Happy Bees”

Bees ‘n Trees

Honeycomb inside the tree Our mantra on those stressful days that everyone, regardless of career field, has is “Bees and Trees.” It helps remind us that the time is approaching when our schedule will be governed more by the seasons and sunsets and less by bells and deadlines. However, today “Bees ‘n Trees” refers toContinue reading “Bees ‘n Trees”