We are extremely excited to announce that J R Bees has acquired an 11acre lot of raw land in Live Oak Springs, CA! We have begun moving our bee colonies and equipment to what is becoming J R Bees new and permanent apiary! As a small family run business every step along the way to
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Bees are getting inside my house! What should I do!?   We often get calls from panicked residents reporting that bees are getting inside their home somehow. Most often the bees are coming in through a chimney, or kitchen vent but all the resident sees are more and more bees showing up in the windows
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There are a lot of companies out there advertising “Live Bee Removal”, when in fact they are a licensed pest control company that kills bees. Some companies do it in a way that can appear as if it was  live removal to the untrained eye, others simply convince the customer that there is no way
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One of the things I love most about beekeeping is complexity of it. There is always more to learn, between queen rearing, honey production, pollination services, and bee breeding you could spend a lifetime trying to master any and all of these niches. This felt especially true this September when I journeyed up to UC Davis to
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As a beekeeper and someone who is around bees and beehives daily, I am often asked about the bee decline and one of the things I hear people mentioning that bees need help since they are endangered. I just wanted to shed some light and clarity on the topic. Are honeybees endangered? No. There are over
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When you think about boxing the last thing that probably comes to mind is bees, and when you think about beekeeping you probably don’t think much about Muhammed Ali’s classic quote, “Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee!“. J R Bees is determined to bring the bee sting back to boxing, we are a
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The issue of bee decline is becoming more common knowledge but there are ways you can help! Even if you don’t want to put a bee hive in your back yard, you can still have an great impact on bee health and population by making the right choices in your gardens. Planting native flowers and
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If you’re looking to adopt your own local rescue beehive, then you’ve come to the right place. J R Bees has partnered with another locally based small “bee-based” business called You Me and the Bees, LLC, and they are happy to get you set up with everything you need! Whether you are looking to learn
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For most people the springtime is a time for things like spring cleaning, flowers blooming, and the weather taking a pleasant turn. It is a waking time from the slow months of winter, and many creatures eagerly await its arrival. Beekeepers know this season as “Swarm Season”. Honey Bees, like many other insects and animals
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