Although I recently started with honeybees, I’ve been keeping native stingless bees for years. I lost an otherwise pumping, very strong hive yesterday to this blasted Australian extreme heatwave. I’m pretty devastated.4yr ⋅ Hensanddogs ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Inherited the beehives from our grandparents four years ago. They still enjoy harvesting with us. I love this picture very very much.5yr ⋅ FrauPixel ⋅ r/Beekeeping
A jar from my first ever harvest!! Ridiculously chuffed with my girls and I love beekeeping 😍🐝😍4yr ⋅ Hensanddogs ⋅ r/Beekeeping
First year keeping. Bees arrive in may. More work to do but progress is progress!4yr ⋅ Joshua_Christ ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Few new breeder queens to add some outside genetics to our own operation. First time in 5 years I’ve purchased queens. VSH pol-line 2.2. We’ll graft a couple hundred babies from them once they have established lay patterns.3yr ⋅ Aliiyoob ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I’m in my university’s bee society and today was my first time actually with the bees!4yr ⋅ BequiveredOwl ⋅ r/Beekeeping
8 months a hurricane and a new queen later, 2.5 gals or prime South Florida honey ! I gave it all away to my neighbours if in exchange for a pledge to stop using chemicals in their gardens :D4yr ⋅ antpalarch ⋅ r/Beekeeping
off to a nice start minus the 3 quarts I gave away for some extra hands.1yr ⋅ whatever_will_bee ⋅ r/Beekeeping
“Installing” my first bees tomorrow. Read books, signed up for online class, scoured YouTube. Still a little nervous for some reason. Any last minute advice?4yr ⋅ rossionq1 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I finished building and painting my first hive! I went with a rainbow honeycomb design on this one.5yr ⋅ cfinke ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Covid and social distancing gave me a great opportunity to finish my hive stand.4yr ⋅ OhHeSteal ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Gave this bumblebutt some sugar water when she was resting on our porch5yr ⋅ malakyoma ⋅ r/Beekeeping
This is my melted beeswax. Is there any hope to getting it yellow? I feel like I probably burned it1yr ⋅ Thedirtyrandy5 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Why are some bees so much lighter in color? First year keeper, starting to see some bees that are much lighter in color. Are they newly hatched, different generics, or something to be concerned about?3yr ⋅ Torkin ⋅ r/Beekeeping
First time refining bees wax!! I'm super proud of it! 🐝 Any tips for next time?3yr ⋅ Lavender_Lows ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I did a catering job at a next level boujee apartment last night and I thought you might appreciate one of the art pieces on the walls.4yr ⋅ sevenseas401 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
This little guy had one purpose in life, and he met it! Congrats and farewell buddy.3yr ⋅ Firstcounselor ⋅ r/Beekeeping
East Coast of Canada, middle of January, and dandelions are blooming! Never in my life have I seen flowers blooming in January. My bees must be even more confused than I am!3yr ⋅ QueensMorningBiscuit ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Our first honey harvest: one medium super + four deep frames = five gallons of honey!4yr ⋅ chilhowee12 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Best year ever, I’m out of boxes. The ladies have work their tails off.1yr ⋅ Pixelslayer ⋅ r/Beekeeping
My bees are in the middle of their first round of Apiguard treatment. I was watching my hives, and noticed a mite on this poor bee at the entrance.1yr ⋅ Fortunecookiegospel ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I cut down a dead tree in my yard and found this tunnel inside. 3 bees fell out. They seem very sluggish. Are they carpenter bees? Are they hibernating for the winter? Is this common? What should I do with them?4yr ⋅ Banggujangie ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Old bee collecting nectar on borage. With those wings you know she has been through a lot in her life.5yr ⋅ Hans1049 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
A great harvest! 4 supers 10 frames each loaded with honey, NSW Australia.2yr ⋅ Old_Dingo69 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I came across this interesting old beekeeping book in my grandfather's library. I was wondering if anyone had come across any interesting or unique beekeeping literature in their quest to understand the daughter's of the sun1yr ⋅ whatever_will_bee ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Rolled beeswax onto 8 frames. Is it enough to prompt a package of italian bees to draw comb around their caged queen and get settled?1yr ⋅ LocknDamn ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I put shallows inside deeps and the bees made some beautiful whole comb for 10 special small batch quarts. Was a mistake I’ll do again next year.2yr ⋅ maggieufledu ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Heres hoping for a good first year! Couldn't quite get the fence up yet but made a few adjustments to keep em extra sturdy n heavy and not moving anywhere! Wish me luck :)2yr ⋅ Careless_Wind_6919 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Does anybody else’s heart skip a beat when they see the queen?!! It makes my day!! 👑🐝🐝🐝3yr ⋅ csswimmer ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Okay all set up for first winter now thanks to this community. Spacer, quilt box and food close to home.2yr ⋅ schmids35 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I've got a treat for the ladies that I think they will enjoy with the current drought!3yr ⋅ Nettlecake ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Self-made beekeeping belt. I'll add more holders for markers, paint pens, and queen cages.2yr ⋅ HumbleFeature6 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
After several months of keeping the bees, my work has paid off! 52 lbs of honey from my hives. Never thought I'd get this much from my first year.4yr ⋅ Snarblox ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I discovered this subreddit 6 years ago, when I was interned for a beekeeper in college. Today, I launched a podcast about bees. I’d love this community’s honest feedback.3yr ⋅ ucfknight95 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Caught a swarm today. Thanks to my club for sharing the swarm info.2yr ⋅ Maggies_Blessed_Bees ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Surprisingly clear Honey bee picture taken on my phone in Delphi, Greece4yr ⋅ Micah-point-zero ⋅ r/Beekeeping
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a beekeeper. Something about it has always fascinated me. I have a one acre property and I’m ready to get started. Where do I begin?3yr ⋅ shockya ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I wanted to make a beekeeping inspired costume as a reminder of how much we love and need to save the bees!4yr ⋅ theprostitute ⋅ r/Beekeeping
My first colony of Apis cerana, a rare sight in this subreddit. A swarm I caught a week ago. Location: Malaysia.4yr ⋅ afiqasyran86 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I left my hive top feeder in my barn and some mice made it their home and toilet. Can this be cleaned out and re-used next year or is it garbage?2yr ⋅ jgsimmonds ⋅ r/Beekeeping
This drone was thrown out of the hive and was getting attacked by wasps. Couldn’t let my little buddy go out like that! This is one of the saddest parts of beekeeping to me.2yr ⋅ stevenr12 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I am thinking that the red dot is Varroa mite. But not sure can I please get some help please.1yr ⋅ NC_patriot ⋅ r/Beekeeping
First hive. Caught a swarm end of January. The population doesn’t seem large enough to split, but I noticed queen cells today. Should I be concerned?1yr ⋅ HegemonePlantGod ⋅ r/Beekeeping
I'm not able to keep a hive while living in this apartment complex, but I do enjoy watching and photographing these incredible animals.4yr ⋅ lhbruen ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Added a second brood box as my girls were out of room and finally got my stand and everything set up like I wanted.1yr ⋅ buckolena ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Pretty sure we lost our bees to infestation. Can someone explain what we're seeing here.2yr ⋅ Auraelleaux ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Even after a split my hive wanted to swarm. Had a beekeeper friend come and pick them up because I already have two hives. Just thought I'd share this beauty of a swarm with you all.4yr ⋅ Timthetrooper ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Help! I have 4 hives in this area between my house and fence. They’ve been there 7 years. I’m about to have my house pressure washed and painted. What do I need to do to protect my girls? What do I tell the workers?1yr ⋅ csswimmer ⋅ r/Beekeeping
