Welcome to my world as a (very, very, very) novice beekeeper in Montgomery County and an employee of American Pest Management. I call this Murder in the Hive, in three parts.
Act I: Beginning beekeeping 101
My interest began in the form of a 6-week course instruction on the basics of beekeeping, presented by the Montgomery County Beekeeper’s […]
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Murder in the hive!
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Pest Control · Bees · Stinging Insects
Bee Swarm
April 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I received a call this afternoon from a Prince George’s county resident regarding a buzzing swarm of “buzy” bees, among at least a handful of other similar cases brought forth by concerned homeowners. Turns out, our Bowie client was fortunate (she may not agree) to discover a clustered swarm of honeybees clinging to a low-lying […]
Tags: Bees
Bees and Wasps
April 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment
We have been receiving a lot of bees and wasps calls lately and I wanted to touch on what is happening right now in stinging insect world. In the fall of last year, the wasps mated and the pregnant future queens abandoned their nests and found a nice warm spot to stay for the […]
Tags: Pest Control · Bees · Stinging Insects
