Hill City Honey - Bees and Beekeeping, Honey Bees, Backyard Beekeeping

Honey bees in the Lynchburg area. Bees and beekeeping are amazing.

honey bees with pollen — Worker bees on comb

top bar frame — A top bar with honey, pollen, and nectar.

a marked green queen — The Queen Bee has a green dot on her

top bar frame — Naturally drawn honey comb with pollen, nectar, and baby bees.

bees on a top bar frame — Naturally drawn comb with pollen and nectar.

a marked green queen — The Queen has a blue dot on her thorax

queen honey bee — This Queen has a blue dot on her

top bar frame with some capped honey — Top bar with naturally drawn comb with honey and pollen.

drone brood — Workers bees on drone comb.

Workers on a frame filled with nectar and pollen.

A very nice brood pattern

A Queen with a green has a green dot. She is surround by the Queens court

Worker bees on comb containing nectar and pollen

A top bar

Workers on honey comb

Workers in the hive

Top bar frame with naturally drawn comb filled with a mixture of honey, nectar, and pollen.

Inspecting a frame

Looking for the Queen in our "Book Hive"

Installing a Queen into a new hive

A top bar with new comb and a Queen with a blue dot on her

A worker bring back pollen

Inspecting a Langstroth frame

Did You Know?

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Have you ever thought about beekeeping? Without Honey Bees pollinating the earths approximate 250,000 flowering plants, the world as we know it would not exist.

In 1 Day the Queen Bee can lay her weight in eggs

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Honey bee education:

The Queen lays 1egg per minute day and night for a total of up to 1,500 eggs a day or 200,000 eggs a year!

Honey Bees perception is about 6x faster than a humans

Honey Bees pollinate approximately 80% of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the US.

Honey Bees can fly up to 15 miles or 24 kilometers per hour

Honey bee education:

Honey Bee can detect events separated by 1/300 of a second. Allowing them to quickly respond to changes in their environment.

Honey Bees can fly up to 15 miles or 24 kilometers per hour

Honey Bees can fly up to 15 miles or 24 kilometers per hour

Honey Bees can fly up to 15 miles or 24 kilometers per hour

Beehive fact:

Honey Bees wings can beat up to 12,000 times per minute which creates their distinctive Buzz.

Honey has Eternal shelf life.

Honey Bees can fly up to 15 miles or 24 kilometers per hour

Honey has Eternal shelf life.

A beehive fact you may find interesting:

Archeologist excavating Egyptian tombs have found honey that has been preserved. Due to honeys unique chemical structure honey never spoils.