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Recent Activities of The Bee Wrangler, Houston, Texas
George Wood Props. Bee Colony in League City
These bees were in the wall of a house. The folks at the leasing office got 20 lbs of honeycomb that day. The bees also got lots back in the hive and are fine now, sorry I did not rotate picture the computer usually does it anyhow and I am not sure how to.
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Queen of Beekeeping class
Here is the queen of this Saturdays class, on the bottom of the frame in my hand. The class will be glad to hear I picked up the 3 small hives at the apiary today and they will spend these next few days in a nice warm strawberry greenhouse at Gundermann farms! They will stay there and build up until spring comes. After looking at this I think she is not yet mated because she is small, probably from that queen cell in on the bottom of the frame. Lots of brood in this colony showed that they did have a very good well mated queen working inside, perhaps this is her daughter. I learn as much as I teach in this class.
The whole thing- a big hive!
Hers a view of the beebread and broodnest going inside to the sheetroch too. A large colony, I saw the queen in the first cage, and again as I hived them. They are snug in the hive tonight.
Honeybee removal from a wall- Almeda Genoa rd area
These bees were very nice, I think because a HCBA member lives nearby and they are nice bees from his hives!The customer got honey, gas station guy, and Frobergs Farm over here in Alvin. Plenty for these bees too of course, and a swarm in a tree at the apiary. Sometimes the bees make lots of honey!
From tree to hive in a day
Here they are in the beehive...happy now.
bees in a tree
A huge old oak fell, and bees were in the limbs inside a cavity there. They are in the cage, queen is on the outside of the cage.
The bees in the bedroom
This back bedroom is the one my mom uses when she stays here. She will be here tonight and by then these girls & guys will be in their hives. I just want to show the proof here and now, your bees always are given the chance to fulfill the place meant for them in this life.The queen from the small colony (closest to me) is in the little cage inside of the big one, caught her bare handed. 2nd queen from 2nd colony is inside of that cage w her bees. WE really do save the bees. Jars of honey behind me are the few left from this years harvest from my hives.
Bee bread from 2 story colony
A nice close up shot of the bee bread also needed by the bees through the winter months. All of the essential parts of the hive are re-assembled by me back here in Alvin. This is why I am very careful with it in transit. I am working on this job yet this morning, and only charged them $400.00. I do really care about these bees, and am glad that others do also.
you can see the brood nest in the combs going back along the other side of this area.
you can see the brood nest in the combs going back along the other side of this area.
2nd colony from 2 story roof
Heres the 2nd family I removed, they were much larger than the first. Both of the colonies will get a new beehive to live in and will go on to help the farmers that I work with. Thank you to all of my customers for caring about the bees.Two story roof
Here I am camera in hand, taking a photo of myself up on this roof yesterday. This was a difficult job for many reasons. The bees spent the night in my back bedroom and will be hived this morning as it was very cold last night, and I will not risk injury to the queen or chilling of the brood. This time of year it is essential that I put enough honey back in the hive for the bees to survive on in the winter. Sometimes people do not understand this and conflict may result, so I will be clear now, when I ask for some of the honey for me- it is not just for me. It is for the bees to eat during the cold winter, the neighbor who is caring for my daughter whileI am working late, or the guy with the gas station who sells tacos too. I also GIVE some to former customers who are now friends and return the favor by providing another apiary site for me & home for Bessie the goose. They and their families NEVER pay me for this honey. OTHER companies DO SELL honey out of houses. I NEVER DO>when you buy my honey it is from my hives only.
