Victoria's
Honey Bee site hosted by Barry's Bees Victoria BC, Canada |
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Home Swarm Hotline 250.213.2894 or by EMail |
![]() May 2023
Spring is in the air Finally,
a hinr of summer warmth. Dandelions and fruit trees are in bloom. Bees
are building up their populations in anticipation for a June honey flow.
SWARM SEASON is near
My first swarm call of 2022 was on May 18. A
swarm of honey bees start as a cloud of several thousand bees slowly
moving
through the air at tree top level. They eventually come down and
cluster as a ball, usually on a tree branch. If you see a swarm of
honey bees, please stay clear and call me directly on my swarm hotline at 250.213.2894 or by EMail.
I will be happy to relocate these easily accessable clustered bees to a
new home for FREE. For more
information on why honey bees swarm and
how to be safe around them, please visit my Swarms web page.Bumble Bees
I
can also relocate a colony of Bumble Bees. Bumble Bees are a ground
nesting bee and can be found in compost bins. For assistance, please
call me ditectly on my bee
hotline at 250.213.2894 or
by EMail. I will be
happy to relocate these bumble bees to a new home for a small fee to
cover travel costs.Presentations
I
am no longer available for presentations to special interest groups
within the
Greater Victoria area of British Columbia, Canada. Please contact our
local bee club, Capital Region Beekeepers, at 250.900.5787.Equipment
and Supplemental Feeding
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