the folks at Omlet UK who make the Omlet Egglu Chicken House have branched out into beekeeping.

they've just unveiled the Beehaus in their UK store ( Read more... )

We seem to have some sort of a nest in the eve of our house. I have observed quite a large number (well, I'd say a lot, but then even a few would freak me out flying into the siding on my house!) of bees or some type of bee like bug flying into the edge of the siding of our house at the edge of the roof. They seem to have at least 3 different ways ( Read more... )

So yeah I just say a post from Neil Gaiman journal and clicked the referenced article which has some really awesome bee photos I thought everyone might like to check out ( Read more... )

Hi guys!
I thought you might be interested in a project I am currently researching on honey bee subspecies. You can read about it here and here.

Hi ( Read more... )

 Hi, people!

I am designing and implementing learning programs using demonstration bee hives.  We cover the life-sciences and help reduce costs to schools by giving focused programs, rich in materials and assisted by grants.  We cover a large geographic area.  I would love to hear anybodys thoughts or experiences with anything similar.

I have been ( Read more... )

Hey guys,
I've been helping my dad in the bee yard since I was 6, so I've been bee keeping with my dad for about ten years
We have a fair sized shop in our back yard and sell honey for allergies
We're strong believers in honey as a medicine, and have doing well with our business of 15 years
we are avid promoters of organic bee keeping.
unfortunately we ( Read more... )

Hello Beekeeping community!

LiveJournal will be spotlighting this community during the week of July 27 - August 2.

Just to make sure no funny stuff occurs, I will be moderating all posts from now until things settle down here.

Let me know if any problems come up.

My family owns a single family home in a residential area on a ½ acre lot (Annandale, Virginia - 22003) that would be ideal for bee hives and I'd like to offer the space to would-be beekeepers to establish new hives who might otherwise have space/regulatory constraints (HOA's, apartment dwellers, etc) I am a first year hobbyist beekeeper myself so ( Read more... )

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there's some sort of ad in the beginning and the bee goodness starts at 35sec.

the apiarist who helped out in this video is Norman Gary who is in the Guinness Book of World Records for holding 109 bees in his mouth.

no word on how this woman managed to keep the bees out of her bonnet so to speak (I'm pretty sure it's a wig, thats ALOT of hair