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 [...]
It's the last week in April which can only mean one thing. It's time for the monthly recap of bees in the news. April has been a heartbreaking month for bee news. Early on in the month came the saddest bee story I have ever come across. It took place in Arizona. A woman went [...]
A recap of Bee News for the month of March, 2015. The month of March is historically a busy month for beekeepers and bee removal specialists. It's the month where spring begins and bees begin to swarm. This year is no different. By late March swarms began popping up all over San Diego County. While [...]
Last year the San Diego Board of Supervisors began considering changes to the current County beekeeping ordinance. The board is considering reducing the space requirements and possibly opening public lands for beekeeping use. They are considering these changes in order to promote safe beekeeping and protect bees. At the last meeting in October of 2014, The Dept. [...]
Did you hear about the color changing dress? Of course you did. All of San Diego is in an uproar about it. For those of you living under a rock who don't know about it yet, you can check it out here. For the record, the staff here at Bee Best Bee Removal is equally [...]
It's a new year and all is well at the Bee Clinic. For those of you who don't already know, the Bee Clinic is the place where Bee Best Bee Removal relocates 99% of all it's bee rescues. The bees are rehabilitated so they are more docile and less aggressive. You see, many local farmers [...]
After a three year drought, we finally got what we have been wishing for...lots of rain! Last week all of California was drenched by a good sized storm, the edge of which reached San Diego County. Although we are not out of the woods yet when it comes to the overall drought in California, it [...]
San Diego, which is known for it's great climate, has been giving it's citizens some surprising weather these past few weeks. First we had a four day heat wave. Then the heat was enhanced by a dose of Monsoonal Humidity. Then it was followed by an unexpected summer storm. The storm caught America's Finest city off guard. [...]
What if there was a place...a public space...where hobbyists and commercial beekeepers could legally place their hive boxes? Imagine what that could do for our native bee population here in San Diego. On June 18th 2014, The San Diego Board of Supervisors began exploring the idea of public land use for beekeeping. Last May, the [...]
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors met this morning to discuss proposed changes to the current San Diego County Beekeeping Ordinance. The Agricultural Commissioner and County Advisers presented three options of proposed changes to the current ordinance. You can see a summary of those options here: Bee Ordinance Options Members of the Board of [...]
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