Random #beekeeper comment: painting bee boxes with whatever random interior latex paint you get for free works fine. Light colors are better in Southern California (due to heatwaves/sun). We haven't had any issues at all with using that paint exposed outdoors in all kinds of sun and rain/etc.
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Here are some pictures Melissa shot during the install. The 1st is me preparing the hive and package for install. The 2nd I'm inspecting the queen to make sure she and her attendants were ok. The 3rd shot is me shaking the bees like they owe me money into the brood box.
I'm glad it's done but wish the remaining ones in the package would walk in there faster.
Have a wonderful afternoon friends! I'm sipping coffee and getting my daughter from school.
Question for the beekeepers out there. I'm starting a hive at the end of March and one in early April. There isn't a heavy pollen or nectar flow in my area yet. We are planning supplemental feeding starting out but I'm also thinking of adding a pollen substitute to encourage brood rearing. The supplements/feeding will stop once things are in bloom here. I've found these three, does anyone have any experience with them?
Brood Builder
AP23
Ultra Bee
Trying to open a local #duckdb database up in #beekeeper but get the error database is locked…
Any thoughts?
I just finished streaming the #movie #Thelma (2024) which was named the the best #InterGenerationalFilm by the #AARP during it's #MoviesForGrownUps award show that just aired last night.
#JuneSquibb who plays the lead was nominated for #BestMovieActress but lost to #DemiMoore in #Substance who won that award.
The movie is about a #Senior #Woman who gets scammed on the #Net & takes it's upon herself to get her $ back. There was a gun involved but think of it as the #Beekeeper without any killing. LOL! 
It's a delightful movie which portrays the #elderly in a truthful but respectful & amusing light & also speaks to the #intergenerational #wisdom & support that #seniors can provide to the young.
Here's a link to #Wiki's webpage regarding the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_(2024_film)
I'd rate it an 8 out of 10 & just placed an order for the #DVD.
Watch it if & where you can.
Die ersten Arbeiten an den Bienen 
#imkerei #bienen #honig #kerzen #landwirtschaft #seife #lenggrieserhonigmanufaktur #met
#lenggries #isarwinkel #oberland #bayern #badtölz #heimat #regional
#dunkle_Seite_der_Imkerei 
#landleben #natur #landlust #beekeeper #beekeeping #apiculture #apicultura #photography
I've always wanted to try keeping #bees. I've spent years reading about the #warre hive, bait hives, all sorts of things. Of course...such a thing has laws around it. And the law in #Idaho says that the director of agriculture or his agent can come onto the premises of any #beekeeper for inspection; no warning, no consent. Just having bees (or even equipment) means an unelected agent of the state can invade your property at any time. "Minor" #authoritarian situation.
Despite some intense high winds, flooding rains, snow and ice the relocated apiary seems to be doing just fine. I'll be eager to pop in on a warm weather day to check on stores but by feeling weights when lifting each of these I think they're still sufficiently stocked.
All the beekeepers around here really push for getting the hives reduced down to a single box going into winter. After such a cold season I am once again glad I stuck to my instincts and kept them 2 boxes high. The middle has 3 and I know they won't use the entirety of their stores but I can pull from there and give to the other hives if need be. I am adamantly against the regular use of sugar feeding. In an emergency, sure, but not as a management plan. Sugar can't hold a candle to the nutritional value of what they produce for themselves. I want to steward healthy, resilient bees.
Can anyone recommend any good, local-ish honey? This is one of those things that I see so much made locally that I feel bad buying store bought mass produced stuff 
Cleansing flights for the bees the last couple of days. I'm sure they're scoping out the status of buds and warming roots. I like to think of them in the hive at their little tables with notebooks, planning out the upcoming season just like I am.
Just created this new Bee & Daisy set, in golden beads with Tiger's Eye gemstones and zirconia. This set is my way to make peace with bees in a way, because they scare me, but I also find so much beauty in them and feel so greatful for their hard work in nature, making our shared world bloom.
Available now. Reply here if you have any questions or want it to be yours. 
Hello fellow fediverse denziens. I just deleted my #Facebook account and moved here. I didn't use #Twitter or #Instagram, so if I do weird things here that's probably why. I will, for example, use full sentences and the Oxford comma.
I live in #Portland, #Oregon with my wife and cat. I am currently trying to escape the corporate world, where I work as an #infosec professional. I am an #OSU Apprentice #Beekeeper and have two hives of #bees. And they're still alive!
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‘All we could do was watch’: #Beekeeper mourns millions of #bees killed in Mountain fire
By Jenny Gold, Staff Writer
Nov. 18, 2024
"On the morning the Mountain fire erupted, wind gusts were so strong in Somis that several of the sturdy wooden boxes that housed Eduardo Flores’s bee colonies had already blown over.
"Flores was watching the feed of his security cameras from home and preparing to drive over in his truck when he received a message from his brother-in-law: There was a fire close to the bee yard.
"Within an hour, all 150 boxes had been destroyed in the blaze and millions of bees were dead.
"'All we could do was watch,” said Flores, who owns #VenturaBeeRescue, a company that removes troublesome bees from people’s homes, rehabilitates the colonies, and then relocates the #pollinators to help sustain local bee populations."
[...]
"Bees serve a crucial role in pollinating native plants and crops, but their populations have been declining worldwide. Since 2007, some bee populations have fallen by more than 80%, according to research from the U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"Flores quickly became a #BeeAdvocate, touring local schools, libraries and museums to educate children about the importance of bees and sharing his love for the often-feared creatures. Each spring, he brought plain white boxes to an event called #PollinatorPalooza in Ventura, where children painted them in bright colors.
"Flores said he plans to rebuild his lost boxes and restore the colonies quickly. 'They’re not going to stop and we can’t stop, either.'
"Flores has set up a GoFundMe account, where he has already raised more than $5,000 to buy new equipment."
Full article:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-11-18/beekeeper-mourns-millions-of-bees-killed-in-mountain-fire
Link to #GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ventura-bee-rescue-rebuild-bee-yard-after-mountain-fire
Los Angeles Times · Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mountain fire
It's Bee Time!
Ich schaue gleich den Film #TheBeekeeper. Als Imker verprügelt Jason Statham die Bösen. Eine passende Tasse zum Film habe ich mir schon rausgesucht.
#Movie #Action
#bee #beekeeper 
