http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/nyregion/honeybee-swarms-increase-in-nyc-after-mild-spring.html?_r=2&hp
“One swarm covered the side-view mirror of a Volvo station wagon in a lot by the Hudson River, trapping a family of three inside. Another humming cluster the size of a watermelon bent a tree branch in front of a Chase Bank on the Lower East Side, attracting a crowd of gasping onlookers. And for several hours, thousands of bees carpeted a two-foot-tall red standpipe on the patio of a South Street Seaport restaurant, sending would-be outdoor diners elsewhere. “
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NY Swarms in the news
2012
06.19
06.19
Free Webinar by Dr Seeley on bee swarming today!
2012
05.16
05.16
ForestConnect Webinar Series
How Honeybees Choose a Forest Home
Thomas Seeley, Cornell University
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
May 16, 2012
Swarm Trap Book makes top 100
2012
02.26
02.26
Maybe not top 100 for all of Amazon, but it really does well under “Insects and Spiders”
I’m not sure if I should be proud or just laugh at myself. Still a book over 80,000 is good on Amazon. So I’m happy being at 23,000, It is a vote of confidence by beekeepers that my swarm trap book is useful and worthwhile.
Spring is a comin’ to Texas
2012
02.13
02.13
Just spent a week out in east Texas, I see several things blooming already, mainly the wild mustard. These early blooms are very important for protein sources for new bees. So I’m getting ready for some spring craziness.
I’d recommend putting on 1/2 lb of pollen patties for those in Texas as the drought really knocked our hives in the teeth last year.
Vertical Hives are cool
2012
01.29
01.29
I’m always hip to seeing new, funky hives, here is a interesting blog on Verticals. 
“After reading about David Heaf
Documentary I made on Bee Smokers with Dr. Paul Jackson
2011
12.06
12.06
This summer I had time to go visit with the Texas State Entomologist, Dr. Paul Jackson.
He has a phenomenal collection of bee smokers and the lore that surrounds them. I couldn’t help but make a documentary on it. Granted, a bit sloppy on the editing, but effective.
Free Basic Beekeeping Manual for NGOs & Peace Corps Volunteers
2011
12.01
12.01
This one goes out to my friends in Peace Corps and NGOs.
I’m a really, really big fan of Pam Gregory and her beekeeping work. She has also created the best manual for third world beekeeping out there.
Video of Beekeeping of Apis Dorsata aka Giant Honeybees
2011
11.22
11.22
I’ve seen honey hunters cutting down the door sized single combs that Dorsata bees build. Normally the hunters are poor and they cut down the entire comb honey and all. The honey is drained, the brood might be eaten,
and the wax will be sold.
Back From the Texas Beekeeping Conference
2011
11.07
11.07
Met lots of folks, learned much, and made lots of video for my fans. I even got to see and film the coronation of the new honey queen.
The main lessons from the technical track was that we should be feeding our bees in September to survive best over the winter. Also, that feeding will really help a hive with dealing with Nosema.
I also learned of a toxic honey plant in Texas that is (thankfully) reasonably rare, called ‘Snow on the Mountain’ which you can find more about here:
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=14586
