Bee on Garlic

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

In the garden. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee Equipment

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Guarding the Door

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee Veils

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Still life. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee Field Day

Images from recent field day at Bee Ready Bees. Grays Chapel, North Carolina. The little girl is holding a drone that can't sting. For more info go to https://www.facebook.com/BeeReadyBees?ref=br_tf.

(Photographs copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Looking For Queens

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

At Bee Ready Bees in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bumble Bee and Clover

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Queen Bees

Cousins Jerry and Amos Routh propagate queen bees at Bee Ready Bees in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BeeReadyBees. Jerry and Amos host an open house/field day on the last Saturday of each month where they demonstrate bee-keeping techniques.

(Photographs copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Bee Keeping Gear

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

Bee equipment. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

A Week After The Snow

(Photograph copyright 2014 by Dan Routh)

A honey bee works a Mahonia bush. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee on Thistle

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Bee feeding on thistle. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Working a Garlic Head

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

A carpenter bee works a garlic head in my yard in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bee Swarm

I came home last week and found one of my son's bee hives had swarmed in our orchard. Luckily my cousin down the road, Jerry Routh specializes in handling such things. He was able to lure the swarm, which is basically half the original hive, into a new hive where the bees and their queen can start a batch of bees. He also had enough queen cells in the old hive to split and create a total of four new hives from it. Jerry's business is Bee Ready Bee's. He sells queens and honey and his facebook page is  https://www.facebook.com/BeeReadyBees?fref=ts.

(Photographs copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Raising Queens

Jerry and Amos Routh work their bee hives near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. They were checking hive strength and marking queens. Jerry raises queen bees for his business Be Ready Bees. His Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/BeeReadyBees.

(Photographs copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Bee Ready Bees

A Saturday morning found my cousin Jerry Routh working his beehives near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Jerry keeps bees for honey and also raises queens for sale to other beekeepers. His business is called Bee Ready Bee's and his Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/BeeReadyBees.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)