Thanks for the rain

The wonderful Arizona monsoons have helped feed the bees a little longer this year.  There has been plenty of forage for the bees to enjoy.  Also there have been some great hives I harvested this past week with plenty of honey!

September Surprise Cutout

Today I cut out a nice hive for this couple in the Northwest Valley.  The bees continued into the attic!  Hopefully I won't need to vacuum them up, the hive is also sitting on top of the roof, and I will be back later tonight to pick them up.  

Bee swarm in my pepper tree

This morning  my son says "Look Dad! Bees up in the tree!" Sure enough I thought that I had lost a swarm of bees to my pepper tree. I decided not to take them down just then and continue enjoying my garden and orchard with my wife. We had a grand time, and then they were heard and seen flying away! I was sad, but come to find out, they must have been from somewhere else, or possibly part of one of my hives, because all the bee hives are still there! Praise God, my wife consoled me and said, "hey we didn't want to work on the sabbath anyway." I love when she's right. Now they can go somewhere else to keep our beautiful Arizona desert pollinated. Thanks Jesus for the nice cool overcast day yesterday. It gave us time to fix the AC and my bees some coolness from the heat!