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Bee Boyz and Girlz …..<\/strong> is an informal gathering of some Naples area hobby beekeepers that get together once in a while to share bees and beekeeping information.\u00a0 There is no political correctness, no membership dues, no officers, no rules….and no woke bull****….. just common sense and a fun group of new and old hobby beekeepers helping one another in the true spirit of backyard beekeeping.\u00a0 <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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8\/14\/2026 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBB&G folks removed a large hive from a concrete block wall located at a house on Villanova Court in Bonita Springs.\u00a0 Sections of the cinder block wall were cut open once a thermal camera showed the exact location and extent of the hive.\u00a0 Slow and steady work removed very long comb built down almost the whole height of the wall.\u00a0 A large amount of honey comb was removed but because of the concrete dust created, that honey is not suitable for anything except feeding back to the bees. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7\/14\/2026 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA group of three BB&G beekeepers got together to do a water meter removal at a house on Monaco Terrace in Naples. It was a good size hive with about a half dozen comb pieces able to be removed to frames. The beevac was used to remove most of the bees in the water meter and toward the end, the very fast moving queen was spotted and caged. The hive box was then taken to a BB&G apiary.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5\/23\/2026 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA few BB&G folks got together on a Saturday morning to remove a hive in a tree at a house on the Golden Gate Parkway in Naples.\u00a0 The small hive’s comb was cut off a branch and rubberbanded in to frames.\u00a0 The queen was spotted and caged.\u00a0 The hive box was placed on ladders near the original branch location for a few days to allow the bees to settle down.\u00a0 The hive box will eventually be moved to a BB&G’s apiary.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2\/15\/2026 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>The BB&G beekeepers in Naples recently took some big hits in their local area beekeeping efforts.\u00a0 Naples had very unusual and severe sub freezing weather in early February, with the result being many hive losses.\u00a0 Some lost all their hives and others lost half or more due to the extended nights of freezing weather.\u00a0 Surviving hives were subsequently denied the normal flora for some time due to the flora plant kills.\u00a0 Feeding the surviving bees for a while helped keep those hives alive.\u00a0 Mother Nature is resourceful and by early April most of the surviving hives are bouncing back as show in this very short video<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12\/20\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA new BB&G beekeeper recently set up his first hive box on Copper Leaf Lane in Naples.\u00a0 \u00a0Until bees are obtained from a commercial supplier or extra bees from another BB&G beekeeper, the hive box was baited with Swarm Commander to see if some of the local bees seen flying around might bring a swarm to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9\/30\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIt is sad to report the sudden passing of our friend and fellow beekeeper, Fergy. He will be missed by all the Bee Boyz & Girlz of Naples, Florida, but will always be remembered for his help and support over the years. \u00a0
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8\/27\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA few of the BB&G folks got together to remove a very small hive from a storage box in the backyard of a house on Lorraine Avenue in Naples.\u00a0 \u00a0This removal involved two BB&G backyard beekeepers that have a growing apiary.\u00a0 \u00a0Nothing like a little hands on experience with a live removal and using the “beevac”.\u00a0 The bees were relocated to their BB&G apiary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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6\/30\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThis BB&G beekeeper is starting to see a few swarms after doing an early summer honey harvest<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 A swarm from the shown brown brood box settled on the ground.\u00a0 After a nuc box was placed nearby with the caged queen, the swarm moved from the ground to the nuc box placed temporarily on a chair.\u00a0 A swarm from a another hive a few weeks ago had set up shop in a brood box trap that had been placed high up on a garage side wall.\u00a0 If the swarms turn in to good hives, maybe a few BB&G folks will get some free bees!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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3\/22\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA new BB&G beekeeper purchased a nuc from MannLake and today was the day to transfer the 5 frame nuc to their new 10 frame brood box.\u00a0 The nuc had lots of brood and honey stores and should do well in its new Flow Hive location.
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2\/1\/2025 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOn a Saturday morning, a few new and old BB&G beekeepers showed up at an apiary in Golden Gate Estates.\u00a0\u00a0 One is awaiting a March delivery of a package of bees and two already had bees from removals of feral hives located on their properties.\u00a0\u00a0 The 4 hives located inside this electric bear fence were scheduled to be inspected, show and tell talked about, and then varroa mite treated with Oxalic acid vapor.\u00a0 All the hives were super calm and afterwards everyone assembled back in the house for a while to talk bees and share ideas and techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11\/23\/2024 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nGetting free bees for a new BB&G beekeeper. A small birdhouse box at Bottlebrush Lane in Naples was removed and will be transported to one of the hive boxes shown in the 11\/5\/2024<\/strong> entry below.\u00a0 Live removal doesn’t get any easier than this by simply closing the birdhouse box bee tight and unscrewing from the post.\u00a0 Once the bees are settled at the new location, the birdhouse box will be opened and the comb\/bees will be transferred to a hive box.
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11\/5\/2024 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTwo new beekeepers in the Golden Gate Estates have set up their first hive boxes.\u00a0 The boxes were baited to see if scout bees can be attracted to make it a home.\u00a0 If not, we’ll be trying to provide bees from some of the BB&G beekeepers.
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6\/14\/2024 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA week of almost constant rain caused a lot of flooding in Collier County.\u00a0 Hit especially hard was a BB&G apiary located in eastern Golden Gate.\u00a0 Luckily the hives were high enough to not be in the water (see 1\/20\/2024 below) and should be OK.
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6\/8\/2024 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA local BB&G beekeeper had her first honey harvest since starting to keep bees about a year ago.\u00a0 Everyone pitches in to help operate the extractor spinner!!
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1\/20\/2024 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBears versus a BB&G beekeeper — round 2……….
\nThe beekeeper’s apiary destroyed by bears back in October (see 10\/4\/2023 below) has been rebuilt with a serious electric fence to hopefully deter the bears.\u00a0\u00a0 Two hives from a Naples area BB&G beekeeper were donated and brought out today.\u00a0 Hats off to this owner and veteran beekeeper for his determination to create a great design and do all the planning required to make such a first class 12 thousand volt electric bear fence apiary.\u00a0 Stay tuned for the next update in this exciting world of backyard beekeeping!!!
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10\/4\/2023 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> One of our local beekeepers on 26 Ave SE had bears visit his apiary recently.\u00a0 Bears have amazing strength to easily tear through the unprotected hive looking for that bee larva protein and honey they crave.\u00a0 A trip out on the afternoon of 10\/5\/2023 to salvage any remaining bees, was mostly unsuccessful because the bears had come through a SECOND time the evening before.\u00a0 One small group of bees on the ground was found and able to be transported to another apiary, but the queen did not look healthy so the survival does not look good.
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8\/4\/2023 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> A sudden nectar flow in the last few weeks ended up filling up most of the NaplesBees supers with delicious wildflower capped honey.
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6\/24\/2023 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> Another new apiary !!\u00a0\u00a0 One happy beekeeper oversees multiple hives arriving and being set up on stands at a new apiary on Golden Oaks Lane in Naples.\u00a0 The strong hives were donated from another local BB&G apiary and some of the hive frames were transferred to new brood boxes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>6\/10\/2023 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>A first honey harvest for a 15+ hive BB&G apiary resulted in about 180 pounds of light amber honey.\u00a0 Frames were harvested one day and the next day the honey was extracted using a 4 frame motorized spinner.<\/span>
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4\/15\/2023 –<\/strong> NaplesBees had a table display at the annual Collier Mosquito Control District<\/a> open house located in one of their hangars at the Naples Airport.\u00a0 As usual the observation hive was enjoyed by young and old, with a few able to find that elusive queen, courtesy being pointed out by one of the older enthusiasts.\u00a0 Over 300 people showed up to enjoy the bees and those other flying machines!
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1\/16\/2023 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> A couple young BB&G beekeepers inspect a few hives at an apiary in Golden Gate Estates.\u00a0 At only 3 and 5 years old they already know their way around a brood box.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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12\/8\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> It is with great sadness to report that one of the BB&G founding members is closing his Marco Island apiary for good. The extreme flooding of house and apiary caused by hurricane Ian (described below in the 10\/15\/2022 entry) was the end for this apiary.\u00a0 All surviving hives and much beekeeping related gear were relocated to other BB&G member apiaries.\u00a0 In the two years of having many hives, over 50 swarms appeared in his apiary, resulting in BB&G awarding him the title of “Swarm King” and providing a rich source of nucs to many of the BB&G folks.
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10\/23\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> Even the youngest get in on the action of checking out a hive at a BB&G apiary in Golden Gate Estates!!
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10\/22\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news…..\u00a0<\/strong> New BB&G beekeepers set up their new apiary at their Oaks Blvd location with a hive removed from the hurricane Ian flooding of a Marco Island apiary described below.\u00a0 The frames of bees and brood were moved in to a new 8 frame brood box and then their flow hive super was placed on top.\u00a0 Given time, the bees should be able to settle down in their new location.\u00a0 Room for my hives to come!
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\u00a0<\/span>10\/15\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>The BB&G group showed up Saturday morning at a Marco Island apiary.\u00a0 Because of hurricane Ian, there was lots of flood damage to this BB&G person’s apiary hives.\u00a0\u00a0 Unfortunately multiple hives were deadouts from drowning because of the rising water.\u00a0 The sole top bar hive was found hundreds of feet away, across the canal, having floated away and landing on a neighbors lawn.\u00a0 Several of the surviving hives were relocated to other BB&G apiaries in Naples.
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\u00a0<\/span>7\/12\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>A large clay pot removal from a Naples area backyard was delivered to a fellow BB&G’s apiary and the bees and comb transferred to a hive box.\u00a0\u00a0 It should make for a nice apiary hive if the bees like their new home!<\/span>
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6\/5\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>Another new BB&G <\/span>beekeeper in East Naples checks their recently delivered hive obtained from one of the area BB&G beekeepers.\u00a0 Some BB&G fellow beekeepers find they have more bees than their apiary can hold and then can make sure the extra hives find a good home….. it’s a win win for the bees and the beekeepers!!
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3\/12\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>A hive found to be in an old storage box was transported from a Florida warehouse located on the east coast. \u00a0 Once back in the BB&G beekeeper’s apiary, a Saturday morning team effort started with opening of the deteriorated box.\u00a0 Inside was a large hive, and the process was begun to cut out and rubber band mount many large pieces of pollen and brood filled comb. Toward the end of the process, the queen was found and placed in the new brood box along with many of the bees.\u00a0 Hopefully, they will find their new home to their satisfaction.
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1\/23\/2022 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>A new beekeeper receives a nuc from one of the BB&G beekeepers.\u00a0 The bees and all their comb were transferred to their new home’s brood box.
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11\/17\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>One of the BB&G beekeepers has added a second apiary to his growing beekeeping hobby.\u00a0 It was completed recently and the apiary is protected with an electric fence.
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5\/16\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>One of the BB&G beekeepers had his first honey harvest.\u00a0 Many pounds of delicious wildflower honey was bottled.\u00a0 Lots more honey hopefully to come going forward as the hives are rapidly growing in size and the nectar flows start to appear.
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5\/8\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>Another Saturday morning adventure…\u00a0 BB&G beekeepers helped a fellow beekeeper put up 5 swarm traps at a wooded lot near 6L farms east of Naples.\u00a0 The traps held 4 plastic foundation frames, baited with lemon grass oil q tips in a plastic bag and then finally hoisted up high in a tree.\u00a0 The swarm boxes were designed and built by one of our BB&G beekeepers that has had great success in many past swarm captures at his home apiary location.\u00a0
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4\/17\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>On this Saturday morning,\u00a0 a couple BB&G volunteers removed a hive from a water meter at a home on Marco Island. The hive and bees were set up in a brood box next to the water meter and given a chance to move in. Once the bees have settled in, the BB&G volunteer shown below will transfer the beehive to the owner’s brand new flow hive set up in the back of his yard waiting for the bees.
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4\/13\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>A new hobby beekeeper in North Fort Myers gets his first hive from a fellow BB&G beekeeper that had done some splits recently.\u00a0\u00a0 The hope is to eventually be able to introduce the hive to the Flow Hive super that he had acquired recently.
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4\/10\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>Today, a swarm trap hive was transferred to a hive box. All the comb was transferred from the swarm box and rubber band mounted in frames. The box was then placed in the same location where the swarm box had been. In abut a week the hive box will be moved to the apiary.
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3\/17\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news….. <\/strong>Helping out a commercial beekeeper, some Bee Boyz and Girlz beekeepers made a trip out to an Immokalee water melon fields to fence in and repair hives that were damaged by bears.\u00a0 About 40 hives were destroyed. The day’s work also included installing electric fences on several other beehive locations in other area farming fields.
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2\/19\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..Marco Island bees are going strong at the location on a canal. See below 1\/2\/2020 listing entry of these honey producing beehives a year ago.
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2\/18\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..A couple Bee Boyz and Girlz volunteers took a road trip to a commercial beekeeper’s operation operated by Councell Farms<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and volunteered to help do splits.\u00a0 We ended up visiting three yards and doing about 50 splits in to nuc boxes. It was an exhausting hard work day, but rewarding and enjoyable!!\u00a0 In each yard, hundreds of hives are arranged four to a pallet and each hive was opened and examined for its ability to be split.\u00a0 The nuc is then closed up and loaded on the truck for eventual placement in a distant yard needing pollination. \u00a0 Spending a day with a commercial beekeeper gives one a real appreciation for the dedication and hard work of commercial beekeeping.
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2\/13\/2021 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..One of the new Bee Boyz and Girlz apiaries gets an Oxalic acid treatment with the “gas-vap” device. Each hive is treated 3 times on a weekly schedule to maximize the varroa mite killing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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12\/5\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..Congratulations are in order as another of our new Bee Boyz and Girlz beekeepers gets her new apiary up and running with a BB&G donated strong hive. A hive check today showed a healthy busy queen and lots of brood. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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11\/5\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..One of our beginning Bee Boyz and Girlz beekeeper gets her first honey harvest!!\u00a0 It is always exciting and rewarding to see actual delicious raw honey from your very own hives.\u00a0 The beekeeper’s apiary that produced this honey is the 5\/25\/2020 entry further down this page. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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10\/31\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..A new beekeeper gets his feet wet with his first removal.\u00a0 This removal came from a garage wall and was good size with lots of brood comb.\u00a0 The homemade beevac will need a little refinement, but it did work and the bees and comb were moved in to a brood box and placed in his apiary. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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9\/13\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..Bad news for one of our new beekeepers out in Golden Gate Estates.\u00a0 During the early morning hours the complete apiary was destroyed by a bear or bears.\u00a0 The odor of the hives and honey can carry a long distance and is an irresistible attraction to the animals.\u00a0 This was the apiary set up on 5\/16\/2020 pictured further down on this page. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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8\/27\/2020 – <\/strong>A new Bee Boyz and Girlz<\/strong> beekeeper got their first BB&G donated hive from a removal done earlier in the day by a couple other BeeB&G<\/strong> beekeepers.\u00a0 The bees were moved out to this Golden Gate Estates home where a new apiary was being set up.\u00a0 The bees can look forward to a good home.\u00a0 Love that pink!!! Who says beekeeping can’t be both fun and fashionable !!!! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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8\/7\/2020 – <\/strong>The Bee Boyz and Girlz<\/strong> group got together to remove a large hive from the roof overhang of a Marco Island house. The attempt to get the original swarm to move in to a box was tried for a few days with no success, probably because the bees had already started to build comb on the soffit. So the decision was made to vacuum up the bees, catch the queen and transport the bees to their new home at a Bee Boyz and GIrlz member’s apiary in Golden Gate. The whole crew was given a chance to operate the beevac and scoop up a handful of bees to help look for the queen. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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A queen member of the Bee Boyz and Girlz group brought a special crew to the removal site and they were a big help to get the bees vacuumed up and look for the queen. Everyone got a chance to operate the beevac and also gently scoop up a handful of bees while looking for the queen.\u00a0 Click on the picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5\/25\/2020 –<\/strong> Bee Boyz and Girlz member news<\/strong>…. Another new beekeeper’s great apiary setup in the Golden Gate area of Naples. The BB&G donated bees will be getting installed soon. The fence is a precaution to protect the hives from any potential bears known to be in the neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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5\/16\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..Naples beekeeping locals get together to help install a BB&G donated new hive in a new apiary located in the back yard of a local Golden Gate area beekeeper. What’s great about backyard beekeeping is that the bees are usually very adaptable and apiaries can almost always be set up in a manner that fits in with the beekeeper’s situation. Time will tell how well the bees accept their new home!!! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Why not dress a hive box up? Some say it helps the bees more easily identify their home. Click on picture for a larger view<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1\/2\/2020 – Bee Boyz and Girlz news<\/strong>…..A new beekeeper in Marco Island is keeping hives in a creative way at his waterfront house located on a canal.\u00a0 Notice in the right picture a couple hives with little weathervanes! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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