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Ending a three swarm day with this super cute doorknob swarm 😏🐝 #bees #swarm #tinybutmighty #arvada #colorado

And then there was this monster! It’s the year of huge swarms. #bees #swarm #huge #colorado

I’m pretty sure these girls were just trying to get a tan while looking for a new place to live. It was 95f and they were in full sun on that fence. Got them moved to a cooler place and they are happy! #bees #swarm #arvada #colorado #hotday

This beast of a swarm got too hot simply from the number of bees in it and half of them went to hangout on the porch until they got a bigger box. These girls are ready to make honey! #bee #swarm #colorado #arvada #honeyseason

These ladies weren’t up for sit-ups this morning! #bee #swarm #denver #colorado #morning #exercise

Swarm season!!! Bees swarm to reproduce if the are healthy in the spring. It’s a great thing for the bees, but they don’t always pick the best place to move into from our point of view. If you see a swarm, give us or your local beekeeper a call so we can give them a home where th

First swarm of the season. This one was huge! Thanks for the call peace_lutheran_arvada

Bumped into a queen in the bee yard today. She was out testing her wings and landed on my vest for a bit. Got to see her go back into the mating nuc, so cool! It is only 41f here today and these bees are just flying, but the queens are out too! #bees #queenrearing #colorado #her

First removal of the season last weekend montynuss photography. A strong and super gentle colony. Excited to have them! #feralbees #colorado #litteltoncolorado #bees

This is why I work with feral bees! So awesome - How viruses, immunity, and overwintering survival of feral honey bees compare to managed colonies lopezuribelab.com/2021/01/13… via @mmlopezu

Awesome thrift store find today. Thanks zeleshahn! #beekeeping #books #colorado

A honeybee wing at 40x and 200x. The tiny hooks, called hamuli, along the top edge in the photo hold the bee’s wings together (they have two wings on each side) like Velcro to form one functional super flexible wing. To take the picture I 3D printed an OpenOcular smart phone ho

Happy solstice! Bees are flying today, taking advantage of the almost 60f break in the weather. #bees #wintersolstice #colorado #weather

Early December and the bees are able to get out. This is my favorite queen from this year’s swarms. Frugal, resilient, productive, gentle, and guards well against robbing. All in all a well adapted bee. I’ll be making lots more queens from this one next year! #swarm #feralbees

Leafcutter bee - Megachile sp on Agastache #nativebee #megachile #colorado

Building migratory covers this evening to finishing off winter prep of new colonies. The migratory cover with a piece of reflectix for an inner cover keeps the top just a bit warmer and prevents condensation above the winter cluster. #bees #beekeeping #equipment #winteriscoming

Colorado wildfire smoke #wildfire #smoke #colorado #burning #2020