Honey Color Comparison

This a photo the color differences between orange honey (right) and wildflower (left). The top containers are plastic, but the bottom one are glass so the coloration is easier to see. And yes, each flavor/variety taste different.

Each of this is a 1 lb. jar and approximate 12 fl oz honey. Honey is denser then water by an approximate ratio of 4:3 (honey:water). A gallon of honey weights 12 lbs and a gallon of water weights 8 lbs.

Explaining Honey Bee Biology at the Fair

A few folks asking about the differences between a queen bee, a worker, and a drone (male).

Fair Display

Photos of CVBA's exhibit at the 2012 Big Fresno Fair.

Last Honey Harvest of the Year, updated with video 3/1/13

70 lbs of honey harvested over the weekend. Wax not yet melted.  My wife in the video and me narrating.

Bubblebee Man From the Simpsons

Shirt and License Plate Idea

Ideas for Shirt without Logos or Photos (preliminary)
Shirt #1
1. Turn 'em Out (Bees in Flower Field)
2. Rough 'em Up and Collect (Open Box of Bees)
3. Turn Them Back Out (Honey Jar)

License Plate Frame (in two line frame style)

plate #1 is the original frame I saw from another beekeeper, the rest are my ideas

#1 -Honey Beekeepers
     -Make the World Sweeter


#2 -Honey Bee
     -Pimp

#3 -Sweet Honey
     -Bee Pimp

#4 -BEE
     -PIMP

#5 -Here to Collect
     -My Honey

#6 -Hey Bee...
     -Where's My Honey

#7 -Here to Collect
     -Some Honey

 

Trailer for Bees

About three months ago I bought a trailer form a roofer here in Fresno. It was in pretty rough shape but the basic were in good condition, e.g. axles and frame. Below are a few pictures of the finished project along with the truck I use to pull it. I will put up another post with pictures of the before condition of the trailer. The wood on the trailer is 1 1/8 tongue and groove plywood. The rims are yellow in the spirit of bee keeping.

Updating the Blog

I haven't updated the blog in a while so I will setup a time a in the week to update my on goings. More updates to come since I have a long trip to do some much need updating.