[ThePathKeymaster]

Well December without doubt is one of the quietest months for beekeepers. Winter should well and truely be here and all the hard work done by the bees and their keepers. However there are a few things we can do in this quietest of months:

Check the hive is weather proof; a water leak could be disasterous. If a period of sunshine follows a heavy snowfall you may want to shade the hive entrance so any bees do not feel tempted to venture out, rapidly chill and die.

Its also a great time to read up on some of those beekeeping books, you can buy some good ones below:

Practical Beekeeping (1997) by Clive de Bruyn
Bees at the Bottom of the Garden by Alan Campion
Guide to Bees and Honey by Ted Hooper
Honey Bees: A Guide to Management by Ron Brown
Beeswax (1995) by R Brown
A Manual of Beekeeping (reprint 1999) by E. B. Wedmore

Also check out my beekeepers year post here. It gives a breakdown of things beekeepers should be doing every month of the year.

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[bambinoMember]

Id forgotten my password, hence my disappearence! *rolls eyes*

[ThePathKeymaster]

Tsk tsk. I take it you just requested a new one? You could have emailed me and I would have reset for you. I have upgraded blog and forum software, you may notice a few suttle changes.

Glad you back we have all missed you!

That reminds me I need to add some more smileys!!

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[Mon Vergel]

I just move in to a new condo in Orange in California. The cable guy said that there isa beehive in the near the roof of my new place. He said that there are organizations that will take the bees away for free. Is this true? If so, what is the contact number? thanks

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[ThePathKeymaster]

Hi Mon Vergel, welcome to the forums.

Well you first port of call should be your local beekeeping association in California. Here is there contact form: http://www.californiastatebeek…..ontact.htm or phone them (209) 545-5359

Tell them about it and see if they can come and pick it up for you. If that fails then I would get in touch with your local fire department, they should have links with local beekeepers for such events.

Its important you go through these channels to save the bees, please do not phone a pest control officer. All bees are precious and should be protected!!

Let us know how you got them moved please!!

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