Honeybee Waggle Dance BeesOnTheNet 2012-05-31 | For more information about bees in general and the waggle dance in particular go to http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/bee-waggle-dance.htmlHoneybee foragers do a waggle dance to tell their sisters how to find the rich source of nectar they visited.
Wild Rat Release BeesOnTheNet 2015-10-23 | I have a few rats around the garden, I even hear them in the roof occasionally. I hate to kill them, particularly with poison, since they can be eaten by other animals and birds who then succumb to the poison.A humane trap seems the answer. I caught what I think is a Norwegian Rat last night and took it to a local open space. There's plenty of coyotes, snakes, owls and hawks which I'm sure will be glad to take care of it.
Just Another Routine Honeybee Swarm Collection. BeesOnTheNet 2015-06-04 | It doesn't get much easier then this. A medium sized swarm of honey bees on a low bush by the side of a parking lot.
Bee Removal Advice BeesOnTheNet 2014-06-10 | If you need to know what to do about a bee issue I can help./Speak to me live by video chat.helpouts.google.com/107428423853340484724/ls/8f7c8eeeb19e1250
Solitary Bee House BeesOnTheNet 2014-05-17 | It's really easy to provide a house for solitary bees like mason bees. For more information about bees, especially honey bees go to www.bees-on-the-net.com
Wild Honey Bee Colony BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-15 | A swarm decided they were going to stay right there in the open and guild their combs.
Swarm of Honeybees Underneath a Table. BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-15 | Bees find all sorts of places to settle. They usually only stay a short while, maybe a couple of days while the scout bees look for a new location.
A Volunteer Swarm of Bees BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-12 | A swarm arrived in my garden. I'd left a piece of board across a bucket and a swarm attached itself to the underside. I always prefer to drop the swarm on a ramp in front of the hive box. Even after hundreds of swarm collections, it still fascinates me to watch the bees run up into the hive.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Honey Bee Waggle Dance BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-11 | Returning foraging bees do a waggle dance on the surface of the combs to convey information about pollen and nectar sources to the other workers. Not only does the dance indicate the direction of the source, but the distance and the abundance as well. This is a short video of worker bees doing the dance in the observation hive I have on my desk.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
IN-N-OUT...... Bees? BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-11 | Sometimes bee swarms do choose the most inconvenient places to cluster. This swarm landed right next to the drive through of an IN-N-Out restaurant. I got the call early one Sunday morning.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Observation Bee Hive Which is Swarming. Part 2 BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-10 | For more about bees and beekeeping go to http://bees-on-the-net.com/observation-hiveWhen my observation hive swarmed, it clustered on a nearby pergola. I used some queen pheromone, which I keep by preserving a queen bee in alcohol, to encourage the bees into my nuc box. Once the swarm is inside the box I can relocate it and move it somewhere more convenient. Once they got the idea that the box was a suitable place they ran inside quite happily.
Swarm in Our yard BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-05 | Due to the encouragement of this site (along with the videos) and the very friendly bee keepers I talked to as I studied this, I am now a bee keeper too and this colony is thriving in our backyard. Without the support of the local bee keepers and them lending me the bee suit I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this.
Observation Bee Hive Which is Swarming. Part 1 BeesOnTheNet 2014-04-05 | The observation hive on my desk is larger than a normal observation hive. See this page for a photo, http://bees-on-the-net.com/observation-hive/. It's basically a 6 frame nuc with an adapted lid containing another frame. This means that they can occupy the box all year quite well. The queen had been piping for a few days, so I knew it would be swarming soon.Click the link to a 4 sec recording of her piping. http://sandiegobees.com/video/queen-piping.mp3It's not often you actually see inside a hive which is swarming and see them in the air, usually you only see the cluster in a tree or somewhere.
New Swarm BeesOnTheNet 2014-03-30 | It doesn't matter how many times I see this I find it fascinating. Bees have been swarming for thousands of years, and they do it so well. For more about bees go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com
Swarm of Bees in a Flower Pot - March 2014 BeesOnTheNet 2014-03-24 | For more about bees and beekeeping go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.comI let a flower pot which had contained a beehive upside down, intending to clean it out and use it as a flower pot. A swarm of honey bees got to it first. Here's how I transferred it from the pot to a regular beehive.
Scouting honey bees BeesOnTheNet 2014-03-18 | Scouts from a nearby swarm are taking a look at this empty hive box. If they decide that it's a suitable new home, the whole swarm will move in.
Honey Bee Observation Hive Swarming BeesOnTheNet 2013-07-06 | This Bees-on-the-Net.com hive swarmed recently. It's unusual to see inside a hive as it swarms. Observation hives generally not viable long term since they're too small. This hive is effectively a nuc hive with a window in the side and an extra glass compartment on top. The surprising thing was that while the swarm clustered in a tree outside, I saw the queen still running around inside. It's usually assumed that the queen leaves early in the process and leads the workers away to find a new location.Bees are surprising creatures, find out more at http://bees-on-the-net.com
Swarm of Bees in November BeesOnTheNet 2012-11-08 | http://Bees-on-the-Net.com Bees in the northern hemisphere usually don't swarm this late in the year. It's November 8th and we still get the occasional swarm to collect. This one is only quite small but with luck, if the weather is good they could make it through.
Lessons From The Beehive BeesOnTheNet 2012-08-20 | If you think about it we can take many lessons from watching what honey bees do in their hive and apply them to our business.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Honey Bees Air-Conditioning Their Hive. BeesOnTheNet 2012-06-17 | For more information visit http://bees-on-the-net.com Since the nectar which bees collect to make honey is 80% water, the bees have to evaporate most of this to reach the 17 - 18% water of honey. They do this by creating a draft throughout the hive, which also helps to regulate the temperature,This video show work bees lined up, fanning their wings to create the draft. The smell of honey (nectar) was quite strong. Sometimes it's actually possible to feel the air current as moisture-laden air is expelled from the hive entrance.
Swarm of Bees Looking For a New Home BeesOnTheNet 2012-05-15 | If you see bees entering a hole in your house, watch this video. For more information about bees and swarming go here, http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/scout-beesWhen bees swarm they leave there hive with the old queen and a large proportion of the workers. They cluster in a tree and while they're there, they send out scout bees to find their next home.
Bee Sting Allergy BeesOnTheNet 2012-04-04 | Here's more info: http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/really-allergic-bee-stingsThere are some people who have a bee sting allergy. These people will develop a rash on parts of their body away from the site of the sting. In very serious cases they can suffer Anaphylactic shock, which requires urgent medical attention since it can be life threatening.However that's not the whole story.
Latest Bee Swarm Capture BeesOnTheNet 2012-04-03 | It looks like it's swarming season. This is a video of a small swarm on a bush in my back garden. I shook it off the branch onto a ramp in front of a hive and they walked right in.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
The Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder? BeesOnTheNet 2012-01-06 | A paper published this week may hold the answer to the puzzle of colony collapse disorder (CCD) which has bee devastating the honey bee population in the US and Europe.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Changes to the Urban Agricultural Ordinance BeesOnTheNet 2011-12-30 | In the City of San Diego there is a proposal to relax the regulations for keeping bees, chickens and goats. There was one person who spoke against the proposal and 30 in favor, many of whom spoke. This excerpt, which shows me speaking in support of bees and beekeepers, is from the video of the meeting which is available in its entirety on the City of San Diego website.The matter still needs to be considered by the full council in January, we're optimistic that it will be passed.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Beekeeping Questions & Answers BeesOnTheNet 2011-10-29 | I get a lot of emails asking me questions about bees and beekeeping, many of them I answer by email, but sometimes I answer with a video, which we post to YouTube.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Are We Exploiting Honey Bees? BeesOnTheNet 2011-10-29 | Some people say we're exploiting honeybees when we harvest the honey they store to enable them to keep warm in the winter. I believe as long as the beekeeper is managing the hives effectively then ultimately the bees actually benefit. Beekeepers will not harvest honey at the expense of the colony. It's not worth harming your hives just for some honey. It would be exactly the same as killing the goose that laid the golden egg.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Pest Control for Bees? BeesOnTheNet 2011-10-29 | Why it might not be a good idea to call a pest control company to do live bee removal. A little like calling a Mafia hit-man to rescue someone alive, it probably wouldn't be your first choice.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Storing Beeswax Combs BeesOnTheNet 2011-10-11 | Answer the question about how to store beehive supers which have drawn beeswax combs.I've recently changed the format of http://bees-on-the-net.com to encourage comments and discussions on the pages.
Bees in an Owl Box BeesOnTheNet 2011-09-30 | For more information about bees and beekeeping to to http://Bees-on-the-Net.comMichael's Question was:I put out a screech owl box 2 years ago. It's about 30 feet high in a sweet gum tree in the woods beside my house. Never got any owls but this summer honey bees moved in and took over the box. There were thousands of them covering the entire box and honeycombs are visible in the box entrance. About two weeks ago the bees disappeared. Is this disappearance normal or is something wrong? And, if the honey has been abandoned is it still good? If so for how long? Will the bees return? Any info would be appreciated. If the bees are indeed gone and won't return I'd like to lower the box to get some honey but I don't want to do anything to cause the bees not to return. I like having them around. Another odd thing is that I have a small garden about 100 feet from the bee hive and never saw a bee in the garden all summer. I had plenty of squash, zucinni and okra blossoms. I thought it kind of strange not to see any bees at all working the blossoms.For more information about bees and beekeeping to to Bees-on-the-Net.com
Queen Bee Laying Eggs BeesOnTheNet 2011-09-13 | How to find the queen in a hive: http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/how-do-you-find-the-queenI have an observation hive on my desk and sometimes I'm lucky enough to see something very cool. How often do you see a queen bee laying eggs in a hive?
Bees-on-the-Net.com - Beekeeping Now! BeesOnTheNet 2011-06-29 | http://Bees-on-the-Net.com Free Beekeeping Course might be fun? YOU'RE RIGHT, it's a lot of fun! Although backyard beekeeping is something with which many people have seen, perhaps your father, grandfather or aunt kept bees. I'm often asked how to start beekeeping, so I created this beekeeping course to help people get started. Check out more about beekeeping at Bees-on-the-Net.com
Honey Bee Swarms BeesOnTheNet 2011-03-09 | Embed this video on your website if you care about bees. If you see a swarm, go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com/ or call a local beekeeper. If a hive becomes too crowded, the bees make a new queen. Just before the new queen emerges from her cell, the old queen flies off with a large proportion of the worker bees. This is called a swarm.The swarm will cluster somewhere while scouts look for a suitable new location. Once they've found one, the whole swarm takes off and heads for the new home. We suggest a swarm is removed at this stage, because if the scout bees find an entrance to your roof or cavity wall they may decide to make your house their new home.A swarm of bees should NOT be killed, we need our bees, call a beekeeper!
Google Adwords 10th Anniversary BeesOnTheNet 2011-02-20 | You have to watch this video. http://Bees-on-the-Net.com advertised on Google Adwords to promote its offline business of bee hive removal. It was incredibly successful because it's possible to target very specific geographic areas. We're in San Diego, so there's no point in people calling us from Kathmanduto have a swarm of bee removed. We just love the video, in part of course because the mechanical bees in the video make Africanized bees look positively benign.
Candlelight Vigil for Amber Dubois BeesOnTheNet 2010-03-09 | A candlelight vigil for Amber Dubois whose remains where found last Saturday in Pala, only days after the murdered body of Chelsea King was discovered in Rancho Bernardo. http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/chelsea-king.html
Honeybee Removal from a Bird Box - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2010-02-27 | Go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com for more information about bees, beekeeping and bee removal.Here is a demonstration of how I remove a colony of bees from somewhere such as this old bird box. The hive is relocated in a regular Langstroth hive.
Bee Colony Removal from a Bird Box - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2010-02-02 | Demonstration of how to remove a bee colony alive from somewhere like a bird-box where they have established themselves. For more information about bees and beekeeping go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com
Google Nexus One BeesOnTheNet 2010-01-07 | This video was uploaded from an Android phone, The brand spanking new Google Nexus One which the nice lady from Fedex brought this morning.
How to Capture a Honeybee Swarm - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2010-01-02 | For more info go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com for everything about bees and beekeeping. How to capture a swarm of honeybees in an empty bee hive.
Honeybees leaving hive clustering and swarming - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-10-14 | Description of what the swarm process is, and what causes honeybees to swarm. See our Live Bee Cam at http://www.bees-on-the-net.com and bee videos.
Honey Bee Swarm in a Tree - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-10-09 | See our Live Bee Cam at http://www.bees-on-the-net.com A demonstration of one way to collect a swarm of honey bees from a tree, put them in a hive and relocate them, For other beekeeping information click here http://bees-on-the-net.com
Honey Bee Swarm Removal from Roof of Garage - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-09-28 | http://bees-on-the-net.com - Click on this link to see the Live Bee Cam! Beekeeper does a bee removal of a honey bee swarm on the edge of a house roof.
Honey Bee Removal from Under Shed - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-09-19 | See our Live Bee Cam at http://www.bees-on-the-net.com This is a live bee removal from somewhere a little awkward, like under a shed, is a tricky operation. Go to for Bees-on-the-Net.com for more information.
Wild Honey Bee Swarm or Bee Colony - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-09-18 | See our Live Bee Cam at http://www.bees-on-the-net.com A colony of honey bees have built their honeycombs in a bush. The swarm is right out in the open, is this backyard beekeeping? Watch the bee movie then go to http://Bees-on-the-Net.com to see the live webcam.If you look carefully you can see the famous waggle dance.
Bee Colony Building Honeycombs - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-09-09 | See large colony in tree in Texas - , http://www.bees-on-the-net.com/exposed-honey-bee-hiveHoneybee colony building combs in a bush. Bees sometimes build combs outside in Southern California, instead of inside a nice snug cavity in a tree.
Bee Movie - www.Bees-on-the-Net.com BeesOnTheNet 2009-09-08 | Bee Removal in San Diego, go here to see our Live Bee Cam at http://www.bees-on-the-net.com Video of beekeeper removing honey bees from awkward places.
