Boynton Backyard Bees
Increasing the honeybee population and providing natural, pure, unprocessed, unheated, chemical free, raw honey from sustainably nurtured backyard bees.
Boynton Backyard Bees is a very small operation founded by Doug Woodruff and situated in Northwest Georgia. We focus on increasing the honeybee population and providing small batches of pure, unprocessed, unheated, chemical free, raw honey. We place our hives in backyards of friends and neighbors and usually don't have more than two hives at any given location. Our honeybee colonies are chemical f
Time lapse photography at 20x times normal speed of a honeybee swarm settling into an empty bait hive. The swarm arrives at around 3:20 into the video. I've included the time leading up to the arrival to demonstrate the scouting that the bees do during the site selection process. You'll notice a lot of activity at the entrance as the scouts size up the hive and then the activity ceases just prior to the swarm's arrival. The scouts had undoubtedly all returned to the swarm to help lead the way to their new home. If you want a deep dive into the inner workings of honeybee communications I recommend the book "Honeybee Democracy" by Thomas Seeley. I came away from that book even more convinced that we are all the result of "intelligent design."
17/04/2017
The third swarm in a week! This one just five feet off the ground so knocked the bees directly into the waiting hive. So cool! We will wait till after dark to let all the scouts and stragglers come home before closing it up and moving them to a new home.
Got a call about another swarm yesterday afternoon. Here's a short clip of me hiving the main body of the swarm. Let them settle in that location for the night and then moved them early this morning before daybreak. They seem content in their new home.
The newly hived swarm is looking good so far. This video is from this evening (just 24 hours after hiving them). You can even see a few bringing in pollen.
12/04/2017
Successfully hived the swarm we discovered yesterday! It was about 15-20 feet off the ground so had to get creative.
11/04/2017
One of our hives swarmed today. Found it too late in the day to capture them but sure hope they're still there tomorrow when I can break free from the "real" job! 😎
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has nothing on our bees -- this is actual speed!!
27/05/2016
Did a check of two new hives today. These were "packages" which are basically a box with a bunch of bees with a queen that's delivered by the US Post Office. You introduce them to a hive, feed them, and hope for the best. They look great! All the comb you see is what they've built since their installation at the end of April.
Here's a video for those of you who love bees. Turn up the volume, sit back, relax, and enjoy the late afternoon comings and goings at one of our hives as a busy day winds down.
If you see a swarm of honeybees or have honeybees in a place they're not welcome please don't kill them -- call us, email us, or message us here on Facebook. We love to save bees and will be happy to evaluate your situation.
Moving a feral swarm we caught from the swarm trap into a Warre topbar hive. Feral swarms are a wonderful way to obtain healthy productive bees! Notice the absence of enclosed frames and honeycomb foundation. This allows the bees to draw out their combs as they see fit and is a perfect example of our beekeeping philosophy.
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