Swarm Traps that catch bee swarms under them

2013
01.17

A fellow beek from Poland read my swarm trapping book and built a trap. It caught bees, but under it.

Honey plant blooming during sarm Texas winter

2012
12.10

I was out in a field north of Houston and saw Indian Blanket blooming on Dec 8.

A bee smoker for the third world

2012
11.20

I’ve been working for a while on a design for a smoker that is appropriate for third world beekeeping.

Scorpion and a Commentary

2012
10.29

A new video is put out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhCuyJ5qQKY&list=UUndWYkPK3h04-69TmN_ZcNw&index=1&feature=plcp

Covering an inspection with some creepy crawlies and a voice over commentary.

New Video added on Tips and Tricks

2012
09.11

A few interesting tricks learned at the outyard are explained in our new video on tips and tricks.

 

Beekeeping photography

2012
08.30

The coolest beekeeping photos around! Worth a click. or two. or three. or…hell, I lost an hour here.

https://www.facebook.com/beekeeping.photo

Beekeeping Fan Store Added

2012
08.20

So I’ve been wanting to put out some T-shirts that help promote beekeepers in our society. You know – cool shirts beeks would love to where. The problem is, I’m just an engineer and my aesthetic aptitude scores show I’m in the bottom 2% of the nation. I mean hey, you’ve seen the shirts I wear in the videos. Nuff said.

So I want to try to tap into my audience. I’m looking for any artist out there who’s got really cool ideas for a Beekeeping shirt.

Trip to OutYard Video added

2012
06.27

Did an inspection, some honey harvesting, and a bit of repair.

NY Swarms in the news

2012
06.19

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. “

Free Webinar by Dr Seeley on bee swarming today!

2012
05.16

ForestConnect Webinar Series
How Honeybees Choose a Forest Home
Thomas Seeley, Cornell University
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
May 16, 2012