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This represents the typical membership of the association. All beekeepers and people interested in
Apiculture.
Some beekeepers wrap the hives with special insulation for the winter, to help
the bees conserve energy and honey.
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Jerrel Thomas is in his back yard, working on a beehive.
Two young beekeepers working on a beehive.
The hives fell over, because a beekeeper didn't have a strong stand under them. Normally never happens.
Except to Andy.
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These honeybees are starting to work on the plastic frame, adding beeswax to form the honeycomb needed
to raise baby bees, and to store up honey and pollen. .
Removing a small swarm of honeybees from a mailbox.
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97 year old Cliff Hendriks (center) is showing two new beekeepers how to
take honey supers off of beehives at the end of summer. The hives are "smoked" to distract the bees, and fume boards used
to drive the bees out of the honey supers. The supers can then be loaded onto the truck for the trip to the honey house.
Working with honeybees.
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