#livehiveremoval

My first rescue of 2020, and it was one massive hive!✨ The owners speculate at least two years or more, judging by the amount of comb alone I'd agree - oh and the roughly ~30,000 bees!🐝🐝🐝 The colony was located between two fences under a sheet of vinyl plywood. Thankfully, it was a smooth rescue. All of the brood comb was saved, filling up ten frames! I was also able to find the Queen👸🐝 With the remaining comb - mostly nectar, pollen, and bee-bread - I like to leave for them to clean, if I can, before rendering the wax. With this method, it does take two days or at least an entire day, and I don't always get this luxury, but to me it seems worth it when working such a large hive, and I think it's gentler on the bees.🐝🐝🐝 There was also about 7-10 lbs of honey that I'll be filtering and sharing with the owner🍯 Now they're settling in to their new home with two 8-frame deeps. _ #livehiverescue #beehiverescue #livehiveremoval #beehiveremoval #beehiverelocation #beevacuum #superbeevac #beekeeper #beekeeping #apiculture #beehive #eightframehive #slattedrack #wildhoneybees #honeybees #apism #wildflowerhoney #localhoney #floridahoney #beekeepingtherapy #beestingtherapy #beestings #beevenom #outdoortherapy #savethebees #beekind #bzzbz #inbeeswetrust #optoutside #findyourway https://www.instagram.com/p/B_In4GKA3Lj/?igshid=1oz73ukmnabhz

What a washout! This rescue and removal went flawlessly until we got hit by a nice storm last night. ⛈ Luckily at that point we had all the comb in the two NUCs and 99% of the bees in the vacuum box. Wet bees are not happy bees, and when I got them home they made sure I knew. A sting a day keeps the doctor away right? 🐝 They've settled in now, and I'm looking forward to bringing them to the apiary tomorrow 🐝 _ Shout out to @miasteamed for backing me up and the 📸 photos, and to @stelaskitchen for calling us to save them! 🙌🏼 The parking lot owners were about to spray them. This was an old hive too, of at least a year with some 20,000+ bees! _ #savethebees #savedontspray #livehiveremoval #rescueandremoval #wildbees #feralbees #beestings #beevenom #beestingtherapy #beekeeping #certifiedbeekeepers #beekeepers #apiculture #beevacuum https://www.instagram.com/p/B1KXt5OAKSP/?igshid=17w4w7a0tzra2

Another great rescue and removal 🐝 this hive was about two years old inside the walls of a shed. The ladies filled up ten frames! Found a few sealed queen cups so they must have swarmed recently or had been preparing. Made sure each NUC box had at least one 👸 cup, so hopefully this will be nice split for two hives. They had about 4-6 lbs. of capped 🍯🍯🍯🍯 and there's nothing like raw honey 😋 it left me speechless! _ Have you ever tried honey fresh from the comb? _ #beerescue #livehiveremoval #savethebees #beehivesmatter #savethebees #pollinators #saveamericaspollinators #beekeeping #beekeepers #certifiedbeekeepers #apiculture #apis #honeybees #bees #beestings #wildbees #feralbees #rawhoney #combhoney #wildflowerhoney (at Homestead, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tUBDBgMV3/?igshid=184l36iu0qz84

Another great and fun removal 🐝 these ladies were wonderful and so gentle. All the bees and comb were saved 🙌🏼 _ See how white the comb is? This was a young hive of about a month or so. Only the young bees secrete wax flakes from special glands to build comb. After they begin walking over it, storing nectar, pollen, and raising brood, it changes color to yellow and eventually dark brown or black from contact with propolis. _ #livehiveremoval #hiverelocation #savethebees #savethepollinators #pollinatoract2019 #biodiversity #beekeeping #beekeepers #certifiedbeekeepers #apiculture #honeybees #wildbees #feralbees #wax #comb #beevacuum #optoutside #findyourway https://www.instagram.com/p/BzWQOv5ALtw/?igshid=1w21ryf6sfo7t

Nice hive removal this morning. The ladies 🐝 filled 9 frames! It was great working with a GEN2050 Jr Beekeeper, shout out to their excellent program. Being able to provide these experiential learning opportunities makes it all worthwhile. | #livehiveremoval #savethebees #gen2050 #jrbeekeeper #experientiallearning #beekeeping #beekeepers #southfloridabeekeepingassociation #certifiedbeekeepers #apiculture #findyourway #optoutside https://www.instagram.com/plantman_dan/p/BvpTRLMHFJx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sklp16q80rah