Posts Tagged: bee colonies

Thinking of Becoming a Commercial Beekeeper?

So you're thinking of become a commercial beekeeper and renting your colonies to almond growers.  California currently grows some 900,000 acres...

A queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Smoking a hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Smoking a hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If I Had a Hammer...

The number of new housing developments throughout the country continues to shrink as we struggle with the throes of a deep recession. That's with...

Queen Bee

QUEEN BEE (with the dot) is surrounded by worker bees (sterile females). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Line-Up

WORKER BEES are lined up in perfect formation as they tend to the queen bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Inspecting a Cell

QUEEN BEE pokes her head in a cell before laying an egg in it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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