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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Hive Removal - Santa Barbara Apartment Complex
A three week old hive removed from the roof of an apartment complex near SBHS. The resident manager cut through the roof wall so we could access the hive. It wasn't large, just a bit tricky to locate. The hive entrance was below a rain scupper and the hive was in the raised side wall of the roof.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Hive Removal - Goleta
A very large hive located in the roof of a two story playhouse in Goleta. The hive had been at this location for 3+ years and had completely filled the space between ceiling joists. It had recently swarmed (three weeks prior) so there was no brood comb. The new queen had yet to start laying eggs. There was 30 lbs of honey in this hive. This bee hive was relocated to langstroth boxes and placed into an orchard.
Photos coming soon!
Photos coming soon!
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Goleta Bee Swarm Removal
Nice soccer ball size swarm ball that was on an avocado tree in Goleta near DPHS.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Lompoc
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Goleta
A recent swarm that started a new hive in an old Goleta farm house. It was in a wall space between an old closed off window and an unused storage room. Five layers of new comb that extend all the way up to the header board.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
3 Goleta Swarms in One Evening
Swarm Removal Goleta. It is swarm season, but it's always nice when you can get 3 swarms in just a couple of hours and all within 1 mile of my home. The first by DPHS, the second on the corner of Glen Annie and Cathedral Oaks (small farm corner) and the last all the way up Glen Annie above the reservoir.
To top it all off I picked up one additional swarm the next day in Ellwood Canyon. I wish it was always this easy!
To top it all off I picked up one additional swarm the next day in Ellwood Canyon. I wish it was always this easy!
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Hope Ranch
Bee hive removal Hope Ranch area. Tip of the day - do not let a hive move into your home and do nothing for three years. At first it might seem pretty cool, just a few bees moving in and out of a wall or roof eave, but before long hives that are left alone can grow to an immense size.
This hive was removed from a rental property. It moved into a roof eave and grew very large. This wasn't an attic space, yet rather just the space between a vaulted ceiling and composite roof. Since there were so many bees in multiple spaces several openings had to be created to access all the comb and bees that had been left unchecked for 2-3 years. Jobs that include major cutting are done in conjunction with Dan Briner construction. He does the major cutting and handles the repair separately.
Approximately 20 bee combs filled the entire area of the largest cut-out. In the photo above, 4-5 layers of honey comb were attached to the ridge beam between the joists, which than led to brood comb and then more honey comb. The second box area was cut on the next work day, which revealed additional comb and a large number of bees.
This hive was removed from a rental property. It moved into a roof eave and grew very large. This wasn't an attic space, yet rather just the space between a vaulted ceiling and composite roof. Since there were so many bees in multiple spaces several openings had to be created to access all the comb and bees that had been left unchecked for 2-3 years. Jobs that include major cutting are done in conjunction with Dan Briner construction. He does the major cutting and handles the repair separately.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Gaviota
Bee hive removal in the picturesque setting of Hollister Ranch in Gaviota. The hive was most likely a couple of years old and needed to be removed since the owner was going to demo the shed. To make the whole process go quicker, the owner was willing to do all of the cutting in the floor area if I could provide a bee suit. Instead of giving you more photos of bees, this time I just wanted to include a few shots of the landscape.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Goleta
So have you ever wondered what was in those cylinder shaped cable boxes that sit out on your side yard? Yes, sometimes more than just cable.
This was a hive that had been around longer than one season. I had picked up a swarm from this hive approx. 2 weeks ago and it may have swarmed again as recently as few days prior to the extraction.
This was a hive that had been around longer than one season. I had picked up a swarm from this hive approx. 2 weeks ago and it may have swarmed again as recently as few days prior to the extraction.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Bee Swarm Season is Here in Santa Barbara
Bees are now starting to swarm. In the last couple of weeks I've picked up 4 bee swarms...
2/7 - Isla Vista_ With the help from a friend who climbed the pepper tree to clip the branch as I was perched on a ladder in the bed of my truck with a box... Thanks Jesse. This swarm actually left the deep hive box that I placed it in the next day and I had to rehive it. It is now doing very well.
2/21 - Goleta_ A nice swarm on a wire fence from a survivor hive. The hive was located in the base of a large yucca tree and the bees swarmed and balled up on the fence about 45 feet away.
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