Blogs
Chilly Spring Beekeeping -- April 2022
The truckloads of bees have been rolling back into Iowa. Last December, Andrew cried when he th...
California Round 3 -- March 2022
We once again split the almond pollination hives in California in 2022. The image above shows t...
Frost in the Almonds -- February 2022
Three frosts hit the almond growers this week. Hard freezes aren't all that common in almond la...
California Round 2 -- February 2022
We just finished checking the bees during almond bloom 2022. Normally we make this round just p...
Bees Away! Bound for California -- Dec. 2021
The Ebert Honey bee migration to California is winding up for 2021. We loaded the last truck a ...
California Round 2 - 2021
The almond bloom is well underway here in northern California. Some orchards are in full bloom,...
California Round 1 - 2021
We are winding up our survey of the Ebert bees out in northern California. The image above show...
Almond Blossoms! California 2020
Almond pollination is officially underway in the orchards where our bees are located. In the im...
January Beekeeping in California, 2020
A few days ago we started our California bee rounds among the almond trees. We are in two diffe...
Iowa the Winter Wonderland 2019
For the last couple of weeks, the snow just keeps hitting the Midwest! We haven't had this much ...
Adios California!!!
It felt fitting to snap a farewell shot of the driveway into the almond orchard where I've been ...
All Aboard! Off for Sunny California
We are making the leap into the world of migratory beekeeping this winter. On Wednesday we load...