Beekeeping is my passion.

I have been all around the bay area working with bees and beekeepers. Here are a few pictures of my activities.

Peter teaching at bee day
Peter showing off his honey award at the Hive Life Conference in Tennessee
Hive inspection. Looking good.
Painging a hive can make it a wonderful part of your yard.
A beutiful setup for a new apiary.
Crazy bee with red eyes.
Typical brood pattern for honey bees on a medium frame
Helping out at a friends apiary.
All done. Bees removed and comb and trash cleaned up.
Colony removal from a garage wall.
Bees in the wall next to the garage door. Bee trash in the bottom of the wall is dark blue.
Managing a bee hive
Managing a hive
A great brood pattern. More room needed for the bees ready to hatch out.
Lots of bees ready for more honey supers
Queen cup and a hatched queen cell
A young bee taking a rest.
Make sure to put your hive on a sturdy stand.
A strong hive ready for a honey super.
Honey in quart and pint jars ready for labeling
Getting ready to go into a ceiling cutout
Bees in a ceiling cut out.
Bees in a ceiling cut out.
A bee removal cutout in a wall
Thermal image used to locate where to cut
New larvae and a few capped pupa in honey comb
Birds eggs found inside a bee colony.
Bird eggs in an owl nest. Bees kicked out the birds.
Removing bees from a playhouse floor.
This brood pattern loods bad. May need varroa management.
Examining a hive
Peter at the Honey Festival in Davis
Collecting a swarm in a cardboard box
Collecting a swarm in a nuc
Honey comb full of honey ready for extraction.
Varroa on a drone
Examining drones for signs of varroa
Managing a hive for honey production
A great brood pattern. Wall to wall bees.
Varroa mites on drones
Swarm removal hanging on a tree
Removing a swarm located under a hive
Honey bee eggs placed in honeycomb
Eggs placed in drone comb
Mature drone only a few days from hatching
Honey bee eggs in comb
Mentoring issues with a beehive
Mentoring issues with a beehive
Removing bee colony in a tree
Swarm collection
Queen cells on a frame. Emergency or swarm?
Swarm collection is difficult when they are wrapped around all the branches of a bush
A beutiful queen on a frame with bees
A hive full of bees.
Bees in a utility box. Natural comb patterns are fascinating.
Teaching beekeeping to new beekeepers.