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we have tons of honey bees flying into the trunk of our tree, they just showed up one day.. are there any people here that can come and remove it? we live in Middleburg.
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April LBA Monthly Zoom Meeting April 03, 2023, 07:30 PM
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Please HELP - MANY bees outside and (now) inside our home
Jamie replied to Jamie's topic in Visitors Questions
Hi Frank, OH, it's certainly still an issue! Looks like we have a comfy home for some bees ... guess they are entering a space in our wall above the vent ... not IN the vent (someone just came out and had a look). If you know of a contractor that would be willing to work with a beekeeper, please let me know. THANK YOU for asking! Jamie- 2 replies
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Is this still an issue? It sounds like you may have had a swarm enter your dryer/heating system vent.- 2 replies
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Please HELP - MANY bees outside and (now) inside our home
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We experienced a large swarm of bees at our home on Friday, 4/22. I am pretty sure they are honey bees ... though I do not know much about bees at all. I wanted to attach a video from Friday ... and then a photo from yesterday - but am unable. There is MUCH less outside activity than there was on Friday ... However, we have seen quite a few in our home in the basement (many of them dead on the window sills). Also, when we showed our son the video, he and his friends recalled hearing a lot of buzzing in the vents ... on the weekend of 4/16 (!!). We had not heard about this until Saturday. If you could, please get back to me about what we could do about this problem. We are afraid they are building/have built a hive in our home somewhere. I know that honey bees are protected by law ... but we don't want them invading our home - so we please need advice on what to do. We live in Leesburg. Thank you so very much for your time and help with this! Most Sincerely, Jamie Semler (703) 932-4524- 2 replies
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I have ten acres in Bluemont approximately 2 miles west of Great Country Farms. Wondering if anyone has any interest in keeping bees on the property. If interested, please contact 413-687-2130. Thank you. mbcooper9@aol.com
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Mark showed up about 40 minutes after I called him and did an excellent job of locating the queen and safely gathering up the swarm in my backyard! Awesome guy!
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Land available for beehives - Hamilton Va
Dan Ouellette replied to Matt G's topic in Visitors Questions
Hello fellow beekeepers, I live next door to Matt and had a couple hives on the property in 2021. Unfortunately, I had a bad bee year with my hives, including the two on Matt's property. I'm rebuilding my apiary and can not commit additional hives to this outyard. This is a very nice property and Matt is great to work with. Easy access with plenty of things for bees to like living there. If I can answer any questions from interested beekeepers, please let me know. Dan -
I own a 37 acre farm in Hamilton, Va just south of rt 9 off Hampton Road, and I’d like to see if any local beekeepers would like to place beehives on the property. Give me a call at 540-229-9604 if interested. - Matt
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Hello, I know a landowner outside Middleburg (The Plains) who is looking to allow someone to place and keep beehives on their property (approximately 250 acres). If interested, please contact me so I can put you in touch. Thank you. 919-225-0852 carolineroxana@yahoo.com
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Anyone providing local queens may not have any available for another 3-4 weeks. Here is a local source, but they are listed as Carniolans: Carnolian Queens, $40.00 each Contact Larry Peak, 540 422-1341 5748 Myriah Court Warrenton, VA 20187 You can also look through our member list of nuc and queen producers here: https://www.loudounbee.org/products-and-services/buy-nucs-and-queens.html/
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March LBA Monthly Zoom Meeting March 6, 2023, 07:30 PM
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February LBA Monthly Zoom Meeting February 6, 2023, 07:30 PM
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I am looking to purchase a locally sourced Italian queen. Please advise if anyone has a queen for sale. Thanks!
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Hi - Have 5 acres in Hillsboro. Let me know here if you are interested in putting your hives here. Gary
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August LBA Monthly Zoom Meeting August 01, 2022, 07:30 PM
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December LBA Monthly Zoom Meeting December 5, 2022, 07:30 PM
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Hi Ed, I am late to this string but also have 12 acres, easily assessible in historic Aldie just off of 50. Please let me know if you need extra space. I would love to have some hives.
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Hello, We have 12 acres of woods in Historic Aldie with a creek and some wild fields. I do intend to plant a significant wildflower meadow and I would love to host some beehives. Please contact me (Kim) at jetsetk1@yahoo.com or text 206-499-0052 if you're interested. Thank you!
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What variety of bees are recommended for loudoun county
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What variety of bees are recommended for loudoun county
Frank replied to John's topic in Visitors Questions
After 10 years I say "bees are bees". Buckfast, carniolan, Italian, Russian, any of the mite resistant breeds....ultimately, they are all the same. Some can be hot, some make more honey but that doesn't seem to be a breed issue. Rather than ask which do better - ask which do worse? Which die after a year? The answer is none. It is the beekeeper and how you set up and care for the bees. Personally I am waiting for my swarm traps to be filled with whatever mutt bees are attracted to my traps - although I have in my history gotten at least 2 swarms with marked queens. Meaning they left a new beekeepers hive. Regardless of what breed you populate your yard with that breed will slowly dilute with whatever is in the environment around you unless you are setting up to breed. Bees do not breed with other hives in your yard the virgin queens are at least 3,000 yards away. I've focused on care and IPM schedule and practices. -
What variety of bees are recommended for loudoun county
Bob Ragsdale replied to John's topic in Visitors Questions
All of my queens are mutts of some fashion but I would say that they tend to be Carniolian-ish with a fair bit of Italian. When retaining and breeding queens my selection criteria, in order of importance are Temperament (I like nice bees) Mite tolerance (I tend to breed the colonies that require fewer might treatment interventions) Frugality (ones that don't consume a great deal of their stores food in the winter) -
I was wondering what bee varieties people use and what everyone likes about those varieties.