Greg Chaney

Celebrating the 31st year with my best friend today. The best wife, mother, Army spouse, and confidant/advisor I could ever ask for. I love you @angelachaney “Yer jalan atthirari anni”. Happy anniversary! https://www.instagram.com/p/Brkp5wJg8C7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nycd89k4vwt1

Happened to see this tiny #swarm moving into the Rose of Sharon by the #garden. Caught the queen and now they are moving into a new home. Note: please excuse the spray painted dirty finger nails. #beekeeper #beekeeper #savethebees #bees #insectsofinstagram (at Merkel, Texas)

Clean-up crew getting after the bits of honey left in the already harvested honeycomb. These supers will be back on the hives tomorrow so the bees can fill them back up. First video is actual speed, the second is slo-mo. Sound on. #beekeeping #beekeeper #honeyharvest #homestead #savethebees (at Merkel, Texas)

The very first honey frames of the season in the extractor now. We’ll have it bottled up and ready by this weekend. #beekeeping #honeyharvest #savethebees #beekeeper #bees (at Merkel, Texas)

Small hay barns in one of the most beautiful settings in the world. I wouldn’t mind hauling hay if I got to look at this. (at Markt Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany)

Bee euphoria! #savethebees #beekeeper #beekeeping #cactus #insects #homestead #homesteading (at Trent, Texas)

#nativebees working the prickly pear cactus. #saverhebees #cactus

Kept my spacers (from feeding pollen patties) on too long. This colony put the extra space to good use by building a beautiful comb pattern for nectar during peak flow. We harvested 12# of light gold honey. #beekeeping #bee #beekeeper #honeycomb #apiary #honey (at Trent, Texas)

Part 2 of Old Trent #Homestead cutout. Bees in the rafters = most peoples worst nightmares. #beekeeping #bee #savethebees #beekeeper

Part 1 of Trent homestead beehive cut out. The house is scheduled for demo so the bees needed to be saved. This hive has been in this house for over ten years; #feralbees make the best and hardiest bees. Note: a rattlesnake was definitely harmed in the making of this video...it’s west Texas after all and was trapped in a cistern. #beehive #beecutout #homestead #savethebees (at Trent, Texas)

We have the first swarm of the season moving into a trap today. #beekeeping #swarmtrap #beeswarm #homestead #apiarylife (at Merkel, Texas)

First hive inspection of the year. All hives made it through the winter. Honey flow a few weeks away...#beekeeping #texasbeekeeping #beekeeper #apiary (at Merkel, Texas)