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08/22/2026

You never know where honey bees will decide to make a homeā€¦ even in a JEEP!

Todayā€™s adventure was removing a colony of honey bees that had made themselves at home inside a Jeep!

We carefully removed the bees and brought them back with us, where theyā€™re now settling into their new hive. Weā€™re hoping we successfully got the queen along with the colony and that these girls settle in nicely.

Bee removals are always interesting because no two are ever the sameā€”and this one was definitely a first for us!

Check out the video to see todayā€™s Jeep bee removal!

08/17/2026

šŸ Did You Know? Watch these girls work! šŸŒ¼

See those bees moving from flower to flower? Those are our female worker bees hard at work gathering nectar and pollen.

Theyā€™ll carry it back to the hive, where the colony works together to turn nectar into the honey we eventually harvest and bottle. šŸÆ

Itā€™s pretty amazing when you stop and think about how many tiny trips to flowers go into a single bottle of honey!

This is where local honey beginsā€”one flower at a time. šŸšŸŒ¼šŸ’›

08/12/2026

šŸ Hive Inspection Day ā€” 7 Boxes High! šŸ˜³šŸÆ

This is one BIG hive! Seven boxes high and absolutely packed with bees.

And these girls were not happy to see us today. Poor Chris ended up getting stung 6 times during the inspection! šŸ˜¬šŸ

But hereā€™s the part I loveā€¦

The bees decided to build a brand-new piece of honeycomb all on their own, exactly where they wanted it. šŸ˜‚

You can give bees the boxes, the frames, and everything they needā€¦but at the end of the day:

Bees will do what bees want to do! šŸšŸ’›

Just another day in the bee yard at Fanning Farm.

07/30/2026

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07/28/2026

šŸ Part 2 of 2: Nothing Goes to Waste

The bees wasted no time getting to work! šŸÆ

As soon as we placed the honeycomb out, they began collecting every bit of honey they could. Honey is a valuable food source, and the bees instinctively recover it and carry it back to the hive.

People often ask if we sell honey from bee removals. The answer is no. We only bottle and sell honey from the healthy, managed hives we inspect and care for throughout the year.

Watching thousands of bees work together is always amazing. Nature has a way of making sure nothing goes to waste. šŸšŸ’›

07/28/2026

šŸ Part 1 of 2: Saving the Bees šŸ

This colony was removed from underneath a trailer. We carefully transferred the brood (the developing baby bees) into one of our healthy hives, affectionately named Happy Camper, so the colony has the best chance to continue growing.

The remaining honeycomb is not bottled or sold because we donā€™t know what it may have been exposed to. Instead, we let the bees reclaim the honey and put it to good use.

Be sure to watch Part 2 to see how quickly the bees get to work! šŸÆšŸ

07/25/2026

Today weā€™re installing a bee escape board. It works like a one-way door, allowing the bees to move down out of the honey supers but making it difficult for them to return.

This helps us remove the honey-filled boxes with fewer bees inside and less disturbance to the colony.

Just one of the many steps that happens before the honey reaches the bottle!

šŸ A busy day in the bee yard! šŸÆToday we were working the hives and preparing to pull honey. Before any honey is harveste...
07/25/2026

šŸ A busy day in the bee yard! šŸÆ

Today we were working the hives and preparing to pull honey. Before any honey is harvested, we carefully inspect each colony, check the frames, and make sure the bees have plenty of food left for themselves.

Harvesting honey takes teamwork, patience, and a whole lot of respect for the bees that made it possible.

Weā€™ll be sharing more pictures from todayā€™s work and keeping everyone updated as we get closer to the next fresh batch of Fanning Farm Honey!

Thank you for following along and supporting our local beekeeping family. šŸšŸ’›

šŸ Behind the scenes at Fanning Farm Honey!Before we head to the bee yard, we make sure all of our equipment is ready to ...
07/25/2026

šŸ Behind the scenes at Fanning Farm Honey!

Before we head to the bee yard, we make sure all of our equipment is ready to go. Hive inspections take more than just opening a hiveā€”they take preparation, the right tools, and a little patience.

Weā€™re heading out to check on the bees this afternoon, and Iā€™ll share a few photos from the apiary later today. Stay tuned! šŸÆ

šŸ Monday Bee Lesson: Where Do Baby Bees Come From? šŸThis frame is called a brood frameā€”itā€™s where the next generation of...
07/20/2026

šŸ Monday Bee Lesson: Where Do Baby Bees Come From? šŸ

This frame is called a brood frameā€”itā€™s where the next generation of honey bees is raised.

Those tan, capped cells arenā€™t honeyā€¦ theyā€™re developing baby bees! Inside each capped cell, a young bee is transforming from a larva into an adult. About 12 days after the cell is capped, a new worker bee chews her way out and gets to work helping the colony.

A healthy brood pattern like this is a great sign that the queen is laying well and the colony is growing strong.

Every thriving hive starts with a healthy brood nest, and itā€™s one of the first things I look for during an inspection.

What bee topic would you like to learn about next Monday? šŸšŸÆ

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