August 30, 2021 | Bee Behaviour, Bee Infestation, Honey Bees, How to Bee Proof Your Home
Picture this: you lounge near the pool, watching your daughter play. You smile as she dives off the diving board and kicks her way across the deep end. Then you frown as you notice a swarm of bees hovering around her. Why do bees congregate near your pool? Bees need water during hot weather just […]
Continue Reading >September 18, 2018 | Arizona Bee Removal, Bee Behavior, Honey Bees, Live Swarm Relocation
September is National Honey Month. It’s a perfect time to whet our appetites for this useful-not to mention delicious-miracle of the bees. The picture below is a sampling of honey on hand at our house. We love local honey, and are always interested in the honey from regions where we visit (or our friends bring […]
Continue Reading >September 7, 2018 | Arizona Bee Removal, Bee Behavior, Bee Tips, Honey Bees, Live Swarm Relocation
The Bee Friend, by Hans Thoma, 1863/1864 Wikimedia Everywhere we go we find that people are fascinated by honeybees and their folklore and traditions. What do John Greenleaf Whittier and bees have in common? This poem published in the Atlantic in 1858, which tells of the folk tradition common in New England of “Telling the Bees”. […]
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