Horizonatal Hives for Feral Bees

Bernie Harberts standing beside his Home Hive, a large insulated horizontal beehive, with his mule nearby

I catch feral bees and build them hives wider than the snaggy trees they live in. They produce honey on their schedule, swarm when they want to and sting me often enough to remind me they’re wild bees, not GMO bees.

Posts are in chronological order, oldest first.

Dreaming of Wild Bees
Drinking at the Beebox: Feral Bees Settling in for Winter
Which Swarm Trap Will Catch the First Swarm of Bees?
How to Put a Swarm of Wild Bees into a Horizontal Hive
How to Catch a Swarm of Wild Bees for a Horizontal Hive
How Wild Bees Winter in Insulated Horizontal Hives

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