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Here in Southern California the weather is perfect for honeybees, wherever you are there are local challenges and accommodations which have to be made, which are specific to your location. If you have some news or a good bee story, perhaps how your grandfather took you with him to catch a swarm, or the day you first tasted fresh honeycomb. Go to the Bee Story page and tell us all about it, we love to hear about bees!



Beginning Beekeeping

So you think beginning beekeeping might be fun, YOU'RE RIGHT, it's a lot of fun! Although backyard beekeeping is something with which many people have had contact, perhaps a grandfather kept bees, I'm often asked how to start beekeeping, so I created this free course to help people get started

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Swarm Trap | Bait Hive

It's a good idea to put a swarm trap or lure up in the spring. This has a two-fold purpose, firstly you might catch a passing swarm, secondly if one of your own hives swarm you might catch the swarm rather than seeing it disappear either into the distance, or into some less convenient location such as under your shed.

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California Beekeepers and Honeybee Removal

Here is a list of California beekeepers who remove swarms and established bee colonies. Not all people will offer the same range of services, be prepared to pay for their work, these are specialized procedures. Try to give the beekeeper as much information as you can about the location of the swarm, the height above the ground and the length of time they have been there and whether there are any special circumstances you think might be relevant. Please tell the beekeeper when you call, that you found them on the Bees-on-the-Net.com Swarm List

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My Neighbor the Beekeeper

There is a beekeeper next door to us and every year now more and more bees are coming into our yard. Last year my dog got a bee sting and it cost us a

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Drone and Worker Brood

Drone and worker brood are different because the drone is larger so the developing pupae needs more room. You can see in the photo below that the drone brood on the left has domed caps on the cells whereas the cappings over the worker brood which is on the right is almost flat.

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I'm Unsure What I'm Seeing in My Hive

I'm very new to this and have not found someone locally to ask, so as you would expect this may be a very simple question. I have two hives I put together

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Bee Hives for Sale

My husband took care of bees and he passed away and I was wondering how much do I sell the colonies for? The bee hive is about 1 year old and great honey,

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Drones Dying at the Hive Entrance

It is March 11th and I am finding dead and dying drones at my hive door. I thought this would only occur during the fall. What is going on in the hive

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Plywood to Build Beehive Components

Does plywood emit any chemicals that would be harmful to the bees or leave any traces in the honey? I haven't heard of anything like that, provided of

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Africanized Bees in Phoenix

In March 2010 we were visiting friends in Phoenix who had a very large 8 year old feral colony about 20 feet up in a big mulberry tree in their front yard.

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There is a show called Billy the Exterminator

There is a show called Billy the Exterminator - he is proud of poisoning bees. He opens the siding of homes so that he can take the comb out, then throws

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Dolphin Cove

In Dolphin Cove in Taiji Japan, dolphins are being slaughter in their thousands, as many as 23,000 every year. Watch the video then go to the The Cove Website to find out how you can TakePart to help these incredible creatures, because everyone should be aware of this appalling situation.

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How to Start Beekeeping | Beekeeping Tuition | Learn About Honeybees

Many people ask me how to start beekeeping. It's certainly a hobby which most people find fascinating. When I go to collect a swarm or an established honeybee colony, invariably the householder, neighbours and their children want to watch and take photos.

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World Beekeeping

Since we started this world beekeeping website we have had visitors from almost 7,000 cities in 170 countries around the world! We're simply fascinated that people in all corners of the world, in every different climate and culture are reading the pages on our website.

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Why, Honey Bees of Course!

I was looking for Honey recipes and somehow managed to find some information on you and this site, how fun! I too have a degree in Bee S. At least that's

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Existing frames from a Hive that has Failed.

I have 2 hives. About a month ago I discovered one of the hives had failed. The hive box is still fairly full of honey. My question more specifically

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Top Bar Beehives in Winter

Hello, We are West Virginia farmers and would like to begin beekeeping. I am especially interested in the Kenya Top Bar Hives. Are West Virginia winters

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Secondary Honeybee Swarms

Do you have any suggestions for keeping small secondary swarms hived once captured. They leave with annoying consistency no matter how many times I re-hive

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What is the Life Span of a Honeybee Queen?

What is the normal life span of a queen honey bee kept in a hive? Hi Hossain The usual maximum lifespan of a honeybee queen in a hive is thought to

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How can I help the bees?

What can I (and the general population) do to keep bees alive and thriving? Colony Collapse Disorder seems to be an increasing problem. Hi Rachel That's

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Kenya Top Bar Hive | TBH | Home Made Hive

The Kenya top bar hive (TBH), was developed for beekeepers in Kenya and has also been used in Uganda. The KTBH or TBH combines simplicity, economy and efficiency.

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Honey Bee Swarms | Swarming Bees | Swarm

Most people have heard of honey bee swarms, often they call it a nest or a hive. However a bee swarm is something transient and quite specific. It's actually how bees procreate, it's probably more appropriate to think of it as the colony's 'child'. In order for the species to prosper it isn't enough for the colony just to prosper. It has to produce new colonies in the same way humans produce children.

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How to Start Beekeeping | Beekeeping Tuition | Learn About Honeybees

Many people ask me how to start beekeeping. It's certainly a hobby which most people find fascinating. When I go to collect a swarm or an established honeybee colony, invariably the householder, neighbours and their children want to watch and take photos.

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Is my Hive Queenless?

I live in southern New Jersey. Last August I acquired a Russian queen and hoped that the colony would collect enough honey to survive the winter. In

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Types of Wasps | Wasp Pictures

Many people have trouble telling a bees from types of wasps. Although this site is about honey bees, here is some basic information on wasps, and yellow jackets, which are often confused with honey bees, at least in North America and Europe.

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Honey Bee Swarm Capture

This swarm capture involved a huge swarm which decided to collect on a trash can. It looked fairly large until I removed the lid and found as many bees inside the trash can as on the outside. This was truly a huge swarm, possible as many as 25,000 bees.

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Honey for Sale - Honeycomb For Sale

San Diego Honeycomb and Honey for sale in three sizes. A limited quantity of honeycomb available for sale now. Local honey is said to help alleviate pollen based allergies.

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Bee Pollen | What Is It? | Why do Bee Collect Pollen?

Pollen is an example of one of the wonderful products which bees produce and man has been exploiting for thousands of years. Bees collect pollen in addition to the nectar they need to make honey

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Honey Bee FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to the honey bee FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, where we have the answers to all the most common honey bee related problems. If you can't see the answer to your particular bee question, Click Here to ask The Bee Guy! He will send you the answer by email and post it on this page to share with everyone else.

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Bee Swarm in Roof | Bees in House Walls | Honeybees Find Space Anywhere

A bee swarm in roof is a tricky problem. Sometimes a swarm of bees will take up residence in a roof or in a space in a wall.

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CCD - Colony Collapse Disorder.

You'd heard on the news about CCD. What's causing Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD and what's happening to our bees? This could be a disaster for the farmers and our food supply.

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Bee Hive | Langstroth | Skep | Top Bar | WBC Hive | National

If you want to start beekeeping click here, if you're in Southern California and are looking for honey bee hives for sale click here. Langstroth, Top Bar Hive, WBC, National, Dadant, Commercial or Skep Bee Hive

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Affiliate Marketing

The concept of affiliate marketing may be new to many people, but it's something anyone who is serious about selling online should explore. If you have a website, or are considering one, you've probably asked yourself, 'How will my customers find my site?' This, above all others, is the biggest stumbling block of online marketing.

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Padres Bee Swarm | Bee Swarm Stops Baseball Games

On Wednesday of this week a Padres bee swarm delayed a baseball game for 52 minutes while a 'beekeeper' was called to exterminate them! I CANNOT BELIEVE that a swarm of bees was destroyed in front of thousands of baseball fans on Wednesday evening! How many more people that saw the incident on TV now have the message that it is necessary or advisable to treat a swarm of bees this way? I was horrified and disgusted! I remove bees ALIVE all the time.

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Using a Beehive Feeder.

How is a hive top feeder configured with the hive bodies and supers? Someone told me that the feeder just sits on top of my brood box and then an empty

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Why Didn't the Bees Sting?

Hi, During Thanksgiving week when I had hundreds of little winged visitors and put honey out for them, they never became angry or aggressive. When I

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Honey Bee Photo Gallery | Pictures of Honeybee Hives and Bees | Bee Swarm Photos

The honey bee photo gallery shows honeybee photos and bee swarm photos, incredibly honeybees cluster in all sorts of different situations from which they need to be removed. It never ceases to amaze me how a bee colony can utilize a space to build a new nest.

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WBC Honeybee Hive | Old Fashioned Hive | English Hive

WBC honeybee hive, the typical English country garden hive is no longer used for practical beekeeping. It has many disadvantages over the much more popular modern designs.

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Honeycomb in Hive | Bees build Combs Very Quickly | Nucleus Hive

This is honeycomb in hive after only a few days. When a swarm takes up residence in a new location, such as this hive, it has to start building combs as soon as possible.

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Want to Learn Beekeeping | Beekeeping Tuition | Learn About Honeybees

Many people ask me how to learn beekeeping. It's certainly a hobby which most people find fascinating. When I go to collect a swarm or an established honeybee colony, invariably the householder, neighbours and their children want to watch and take photos.

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The Honey Bee Queen

Every schoolboy knows that there is only ever one honey bee queen in a hive, or colony. For the moment we'll assume this is true. The queen controls pretty much everything in the hive. She produces pheromones which are used to promote, inhibit and manipulate all activities.

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Missing Bees

Are these missing bees, or are they just slow to react? I'm not talking about the serious problem of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), but something less significant but no less interesting. People have observed honeybees doing a waggle dance within their hive as long go as Aristotle and attempting to interpret the purpose. Although still somewhat controversial, most beekeepers have come to the conclusion that the workers are foragers, passing on information upon returning to the hive, having found a plentiful source of pollen or nectar.

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Hiving a Bee Swarm - So I have a Swarm, what do I do now? - How to Hive a Swarm of Bees

So once you've found and collected a swarm, how do you go about hiving a bee swarm? You should really have done a little preparation before this, you need to obtain a hive with roof, floor and frames containing some wax foundation, or you can build a beehive. Most people like to paint their hive boxes white, do this on the OUTSIDE ONLY. Make sure the paint has thoroughly dry before you try to hive a bee swarm.

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Beekeeping | How to Start Beekeeping | Become a Beekeeper

Have you ever considered beginning beekeeping? Bee careful, backyard beekeeping is a fascinating hobby, you might catch the bug. It's amazing how many people I speak to who know someone who keeps or has at one time kept bees. Often it's their father, uncle, grandfather or in my case, an old gentleman who lived near me when I was a boy.

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State Apiarists

Here is a list of State Apiarists. We try to maintain it but be aware that there might be changes which are not yet included here.

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Beekeeping Clubs | Beekeeping Associations | Beekeeping Groups

To find a list of Beekeeping Clubs and Associations in your state, please go to the drop down box and select your state. Select your state from the drop down list to display a list of Beekeeping Clubs and organizations near you who meet from time to time to further the pursuit of beekeeping.

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South Carolina Beekeepers and Honeybee Removal

Here is a list of South Carolina beekeepers who remove swarms and established bee colonies. Not all people will offer the same range of services, be prepared to pay for their work, these are specialized procedures. Try to give the beekeeper as much information as you can about the location of the swarm, the height above the ground and the length of time they have been there and whether there are any special circumstances you think might be relevant. Please tell the beekeeper when you call, that you found them on the Bees-on-the-Net.com Swarm List

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California Beekeeping Clubs | California Beekeeping Associations| California Beekeeping Groups

Here is a list of California Beekeeping Clubs. New beekeepers are often advised to join a local beekeeping groups. I think this is the single most useful thing they can do. It provides an invaluable source of information, instruction, advice and assistance. Often beekeeping clubs have equipment such as an extractor which can be borrowed or rented when necessary.

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