Cornerstone Honey Bees

Got done with a forced abscond from a LARGE cedar tree at a cemetery.
.. posting the pic because some people claim that forced absconds don't get the queen...

Did a hive tour for a couple this afternoon and showed off my frankensteined topbar hive. Looks like it's doing pretty good!

This frame was ~6 bars in (with a 10 frame Lang box on the end). This ought to make Nathalie happy... 😀

I made the local radio station (news) - in a good way! 😃

Brazos County Commissioners Are Asked Again To Not Kill Honeybees - WTAW | 1620AM & 94.5FM For the second straight year, a member of the Brazos Valley beekeepers association asks county commissioners to direct staff to not kill honeybees. Chris Barnes, who with his wife have 60 honeybee colonies around Brazos [Read More...]

Little removal this morning, found the queen, all is well.

I was challenged to have fun with ChatGPT this morning...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/10/learn-everything-there-is-know-about-bee-keeping-these-classes/

What an outstanding interview by Lynn Burlbaw and the kids in the youth program.

Learn everything there is know about bee keeping at these classes Buzz through this class series about amateur beekeeping to learn how to produce your own honey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDNVss_Sckk

Since some people asked about the stuff I was using during my honey harvest, I made a video. I hope this is helpful...

Product Review - TBS Fume Board & Lyson Manual decapping knife In this video, I review 2 products I used for my 2025 Honey Harvest. Note that I am a sideliner sized beekeeper (55 hives). The Fume Board from TBS would l...