It's summer. Time to grab your swim suit and lounge out by the pool. There's nothing more refreshing than dipping into a sparkling clean pool on a hot summers day. When you can't make it to the beach, a swimming pool is the next best thing. Pools require regular maintenance and upkeep. Checking chlorine levels [...]
Bee swarms sometimes find the oddest places to land. Sometimes the colony is just resting and will fly away. Other times they decide to stay and build a hive in the most remarkable places. If you take a look at our YouTube Channel, you will notice that most of the swarms we encounter are removed [...]
It's the end of the month which means it's time for the monthly recap of bee related news. Some of the bee news stories that stood out this past month were stories of people helping to enrich the environment of the honeybee. In Norway, for example, the capital city of Oslo is creating a "bee [...]
It's officially summer and along with it comes beach parties, barbeques, and lounging by the pool. While we celebrate the season with picnics at the park, one thing is inevitable. There will be wasps ready to join us while we celebrate the season. Even our homes are not immune from wasp season. In fact, it [...]
Hello readers, welcome to our bee blog! If this is your first time stopping by, you probably have a colony of bees in or on the wall of your home. Maybe you just noticed them in an area you rarely walk by on the outside your house. Perhaps you just saw the swarm fly in and [...]
June has just begun and the weather is starting to heat up. Last month in May, the weather was abnormally cool and wet, which was a welcome surprise. We need as much rain as we can get! But with the cold and rain last month also came an abrupt slow down in bee activity. In [...]
Yes it's that time again. Time for our monthly recap of bee related news! The biggest news story broke in early May. Thats when the results of a new federal survey was released. The survey, which was partially sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, found that beekeepers lost more than 40 percent of their colonies [...]
This year you may have noticed a pattern with our weekly blog. Each holiday we try to celebrate its spirit by highlighting a commonality that is shared with the honeybee. On Mother's Day, for example, we talked about the notion of motherhood in a hive. On Earth Day we talked about simple tips to save [...]
It's no secret, California is in a drought. Some on twitter are calling it the #superdrought. News articles are proclaiming it to be the worst drought to hit California in over 1200 years. Governor Brown has already declared an official "Drought State of Emergency". Make no mistake about it. This drought is taking a toll [...]
Attention all moms. How will you celebrate Mother's Day this year? Have you gotten flowers, chocolates, or a gift card for brunch yet? If not, don't despair. Today we have a blog, just for you moms, in honor of Mother's Day. Wikipedia defines "Mother" as "women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, [...]
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