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Brooklyn Bee Corps hive Inspection. Shot for City Growers.

What a difference a month makes!! Both of our queens have happily settled in and are laying tons of eggs! Queen Rosalinda’s hive is bringing in tons of honey and Persephone’s ladies have loads of pollen and nectar.

Thank you beekeeper photographer Chris Wyatt @theproductivepatch for this beautiful reminder of the divine wisdom bees possess as to their own honey & hive when humans let them bee! 💝 ・・・ 🐝❤️ The clean up crew ❤️🐝 When you make a mess of comb in the hive the clean up crew is never too far away. This photo is of some torn burr comb in the top of one of the rooftop hives at work. 'Burr comb' is the term used to describe the wax comb bees build to fill unusual spaces between boxes, lids or where frames are unevenly spaced. In this case it was in the lid. Bees will always rapidly clean up spilt or exposed ripe honey. It's so important to them and such a strong attractant for robber bees, so it's a case of 'all hands on deck' when a mess is made. It is truly incredible how quickly they can drain honey from damaged cells and relocate it. This lot was cleaned dry in 15 minutes. #beekeeping #bees #apiary #pollinators #beekeeper #beekeepers #apis #pollinator #insects #urbanbeekeeping #sustainability #Australia #busybees #backyardbeekeeping #honey #organic #nectar #naturesgift #liquidgold #beesofinstagram #beekeepersgram #buylocal #honig #gratitute #grateful #newcastle #newcastlensw https://www.instagram.com/p/Bso032mhTHS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m0fb30eup5bj

Gin Crafted with a hint of 🇧🇪 honey 🐝 🐝 In this week i try Save the Queen Gin from Belgium and I will share tasting notes and some cocktails also. Save the Queen company produce Gin, Rum and Elderflower liqueur. In return for the bees’ golden nectar, each bottle contributes to protecting and sustaining bee populations. Here comes Gin Martini, I added some lemon to cut the sweetness from honey. 🐝 Save the Martini 🍸 50ml Save the Queen Gin 10ml Dry Vermouth 10 drops lemon from fresh fruit 🐝 🐝 @save__the__queen #gintonic #ginandtonic #gin #rum #elderflower #drinks #cocktails #localproduct #madeinbelgium #belgium #gent #brussels #savethequeen #savethebees #honing #honey #bees #urbanbeekeeping #beekeeping (at Gent, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3lrZdxlLcr/?igshid=ne1newfo5qj9

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The shirtless chef is foraging for honey today at LIC Roots Community Garden in Long Island! We got to taste a couple of samples right from the source - super flavorful! 🍯🐝 • • • • • #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #honeybees #licrootsgarden #communitygarden #savethebees #honey #honeycomb #foraging #fromthesource #foodies #foodblog #foodblogger #shopsmall #shopsmallbusiness (at LIC Roots Garden)

Several big pollen pants coming in for landing! 🐝🐝#bees #beehive #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #armadalerooftophoney #pollen #pollenpants #savethebees #savethebeesaustralia #honey #rawhoney #cioccolatabella (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

It's always bitter sweet to snag some honey out of a dead hive. Thanks for all your work my friends, we cherish the fruits of your labor. #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #gardening #urbangardening #winterdeath #winter #intheapiary #love #life #zenbeeism #honey #honeybees