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Salvaging Honeybee Colonies
Salvaging Honeybee Colonies Honeybees are incredibly beneficial. Due to their role in pollination, which is responsible for a large part of food production, everyone must do their small part to protect bees, even when they end up somewhere you don’t want them. When a honeybee hive ends up in the structure of a home or…
Read MoreLeave Safe and Live Bee Removal to the Experts
Leave Safe and Live Bee Removal to the Experts Bees are misunderstood. They provide immense benefits for the environment and human food consumption but also create fear in many people. When it comes to handling live bees, it is always better to have an expert, which is why the best beekeepers and bee removal companies…
Read MoreHow Will Beekeepers Recover from the Fires?
How Will Beekeepers Recover from the Fires? The devastating and hopeful stories connected to the Palisades and Eaton fires continue to stream on social media and keep our attention. The fire outbreaks that raged across the areas took a toll on many people, including beekeepers who lost hives and honey that is unrecoverable. What may…
Read MoreRegulation of Beekeeping in California
Regulation of Beekeeping in California In California, the California Department of Food and Agriculture enforces regulations to protect bees and the public. CDFA requires beehives to be registered and bee shipments to be inspected and tracked. Shipments are inspected at state borders and again at their destination, and some counties have other requirements for keeping…
Read MoreDo Bees Use Camouflage?
Beekeepers Face Freezing Cold Front We have all witnessed bee activity in our yard, on a walk, or elsewhere. The number of bees we see must be an indicator of the bees we don’t see because most bees are back in the hive, tending to the queen and baby brood. It may seem like a…
Read MoreBeekeepers Face Freezing Cold Front
Beekeepers Face Freezing Cold Front Some parts of the nation are experiencing snowfall for the first time in more than 100 years. The 2025 cold front across America has many scrambling to navigate this freezing weather. As parents do for their children, beekeepers think about how they can protect and keep their bees safe and…
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