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What Do You Give A Beekeeper?

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BEES! Beekeepers Love Bees!! Thousands of Bees!!!Bill's Bees packaged bees and nucs are Italian honey bees with known gentle genetics. These bees are ideal for Backyard Beekeeping in Los Angeles as well as for Commercial Beekeepers who take their bees to pollination.Pre-Order by December 31, 2015 and Save. The price of bees (TBD) will increase on January 1, 2016. Bees in Packages - 3 lb. $100 ~ Italian Bees with VSH-Italian 'unmarked' Queen (and attendants). Queen Marking cost $5. Packages available in April 2016. View Details  Bees in Nucs - 5 Frames (Deep) or 6 Frames (Medium) $175 ~ Italian Bees with VSH-Italian 'unmarked' Queen....

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2015 California State Beekeepers Association Annual Convention

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The 126th California State Beekeepers Association Annual Convention was held November 16-19, 2015, at the Hilton Arden West in Sacramento, CA. Every year the CSBA chooses a different city within the state to serve as the convention host city. This year, Sacramento, California's State Capitol, welcomed the beekeeping community for three full days dedicated to the issues currently facing honey bees, beekeepers, and the beekeeping industry.  The California State Beekeepers Association was organized in 1889 to serve the beekeeping industry of California. "The purpose of the California State Beekeepers Association is to educate the public about the beneficial aspects of honey...

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Who Is Clyde Steese?

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Where’s Clyde? It’s hot, dry, the sun’s beating down out here in the apiary; I’ve got hours to go before I call it a day. Every few minutes I look up expecting to see Clyde. Clyde Steese is my business partner and co-owner of Bill’s Bees. But, Clyde's not here! Clyde’s at the fair! At the fair! And I’m here, in the hot, dry sun with the bees!!! Come September, Clyde goes to the fair. Clyde’s been volunteering at the LA County Fair Bee Booth for 19 years, but since he took over the chairmanship of the Bee Booth, seven years...

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Beekeeping Class 101 - Class #5: Hive Management and Care of My Honey Bees

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Get ready for Class #5! Join us June 14th (9am-noon) at Bill’s Bees Bee Yard for Class #5 of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101. (Bee Suits Required) June bee class is traditionally our class for hunting mites, but every class from now on out will have a segment on testing for mites, monitoring mite levels, and safe mite treatments for honey bees.We will continue to follow the progress of packages installed in April.Also, a beekeeper from Long Beach is supposed to be bringing a hive with a problem. We plan to diagnose the problem and fix it.We may...

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Good Mythical Morning at Bill's Bees Farm

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10,000 Bees Beard With Rhett & Link! "A guy named Bill put 10,000 bees on my face." Rhett & Link, hosts of Good Mythical Morning, the daily morning comedy talk show, head off to Bill's Bees Bee Yard to see if they'd be good candidates as beekeepers. "Two crazy guys came to visit one day and wanted me to put bees on their face,” says Bill Lewis of Bill’s Bees. “Okay!!!” Bill's Bees does most anything to help the bees! Also on board was Rob McFarland of HoneyLove http://www.HoneyLove.org For colonies, honey and other bee products check out our website...

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