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Saving bees in a BIG old avocado tree →
LA Backwards Beekeeper Roberta writes:
This hive came crashing to the ground unexpectedly. The avocado tree it was in is thought to be the second oldest avocado tree in Southern California and has being doing great for years. One day this Pasadena family heard a loud crashing sound as one of the tree limbs broke and hit the ground. Luckily no one was hurt.
A hive must have set up in the...
Fighting over a bee rescue in NYC →
With wild bees an abundant resource here in Southern California, there’s always more than enough to go around. Not so in New York City, apparently: In a gale wind from [tropical storm Irene], a hollowed-out branch of an enormous tree was ripped off, exposing a hive of 30,000 to 40,000 honeybees. The hive’s discovery was a jackpot for the beekeeping community and word spread quickly on...