Honey Bee A Keeper

Where have you been? I was worried…
My first swallowtail spotting of the year in our garden was a few days ago. Any one else feel an anecdotal later arrival?

Link to register in bio! Our (Pitt’s Pollinator Committee) last event for is tomorrow!! It’s free and open to all. I’ll be hosting and Vero is our expert speaker. Come learn about and celebrate important non-bee/non-butterfly pollinators! 🦇🪰🐞🪲🐦🐜

This is a thing. People steal bees. Jax friends, if you see or hear anything, Bee Friends Farm is in need of help finding them 😢

It's been a rough week this week. My truck was totaled and now someone stole bees from us. If you stole these bees from us and you are seeing this post there is a special place for you. You stole from a small family run business that makes all of its income from beekeeping. That's all...

Hello Beekeepers and trick-or-treaters!  

Would you believe us if we told you zombie bees are real? 😱

After being infected by a parasitic fly called Apocephalus borealis Brues, or more commonly known as the Zombie fly, honey bees begin showing strange zombie-like behavior. These parasitized Zombie bees can be seen stumbling around on the ground at night in a disoriented manner and are often drawn to nearby light sources where they die within a few hours. 

For more information, visit https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN1063  

Photo Credit: Geena Hill, UF Honey Bee Lab  

   

Common eastern bumble bee on dahlia.

Cosmos + bumbles = ❤️. I can’t figure out this one’s name. Do you know it?

Our front bee garden 🐝 swipe to see how it started and what’s growing in here 🌸🍯 it’s a mix of perennials and annuals. Since this was our first summer in this new house, I wanted to see sun and rain patterns, and what grows where. I’ll also be collecting as many seeds as possible for future years.