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Welcome to the Akron Bee Company. We are a locally owned and operated bee farm in Akron, NY.

Operating as usual

10/18/2021

Bumble bee

You're not a real beekeeper until you can high five random bees!! :)

09/22/2021

Finally got the Lego beekeeper! So excited lol

08/22/2021

It's that time of the year again! Goldenrod is starting to open up and people with summer allergies always think it's this w**d that causes their allergies. It is not, Ragw**d is the true culprit. They bloom at the same time, but Goldenrod has very heavy pollen and it doesn't travel far from the plant. Ragw**d has very lightweight pollen which can travel great distances. Please leave the Goldenrod for the bees!! This is their last big score to get ready for the long winter. They will thank you for it :)

08/15/2021

We are honored to have been approved to be a local Hives for Heroes mentor to those that served our country! If you are a veteran and would like to learn beekeeping, let me know or check out their webpage: https://www.hivesforheroes.com/

07/29/2021

Round one.... Fight!

Not something that is seen in person a lot. When an unwanted intruder enters a hive, the honeybees will gang up on it and either sting it to death or make a tight ball and raise the temperature inside the ball of bees, thus cooking the intruder! Fascinating and merciless when you get on their wrong side lol

06/24/2021

Now that my milkw**d is in full bloom, I saw my first Monarch drinking from it today!! I hope she lays eggs :)

06/22/2021

EXCUUUUSE ME!!?? The milkw**d is reserved for Monarch butterflies!! :)

06/08/2021

110% of why I refuse to spray pesticides around the property. Sure these army caterpillars are everywhere right now and ugly, but this mother robin has her nest just off my back porch and she's clearly feeding the kids all these juicy caterpillars. It's not always about the bees, but about saving nature itself!! The balance MUST be restored! Please stop spraying for every little "pest" :/

05/20/2021

Today is World Bee Day! Please do something to help the bees today! :) I'm teaching a class on beekeeping for a few students

05/18/2021

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I am a local Akron (NY, not OH) beekeeper. If you see something like this picture on your house or in a tree, etc.. please let me know! I will gladly come and get them and give them a new home. If you're not sure if its a honeybee, please take some pics and send them my way, I will be glad to help identify if they are a pest or not. Thanks!

Akron Bee Company
716-542-1666

05/17/2021

The March

Swarms are on the move! If you see a lump or pile of bees, please let me know! I went up and rescued these gentle girls today. They marched right into the box which is always so much fun to watch! :) thanks for saving them Ray!

05/13/2021

Reverse swarm

Normally bee swarms leave these boxes when they get to full.... This is a swarm moving into one of my empty boxes! Always cool to see bees doing the hard work for me :)

04/20/2021

I know we are all in a hurry to get the yard looking nice, but please leave some dandelions for the bees! They won't last that long and you will be doing a great service for your local bees! They will thank you a thousand fold :)

03/14/2021

Did you know that if you bring back your Akron Bee Company honey jars, you can get $1 off your next purchase?? I very specifically went with a vinyl sticker that is dishwasher safe, so that these jars can be used a few times! I also opted for glass jars instead of the plastic bears, as the plastic can't be cleaned as well (or as hot) and would end up in a landfill eventually. Glass can be nearly infinitely recycled over and over again! Doing our part to help reduce waste! :)

03/07/2021

Who wants a free jar of honey?? I will be giving away 8oz jars randomly to 4 people who like my page AND share the post below!! The more you share, the more entries! And go!!! 🙂

The sun is out and I'm warming and bottling honey today! I have lots of 8 & 16 ounce jars done and a few 32 ounce big boys! Drop me a message if you're interested in porch pickup today or tomorrow :) $9, $18 & $32

Can also meet in Clarence or Lockport.

03/07/2021

02/24/2021

Happy hungry bees!

The bees are just as happy for the warmer weather as we are! Checking on my girls, making sure they have their emergency food. They havnt eaten much the past 2 weeks because of the extreme cold. It's preferable that it's 30 or before outside so they go into torpor (a kind of hibernation). Anything over 40 and they are fully awake and eating their honey. Many hives starve to death this time of the year because of the up down weather.

12/31/2020

See that black lump on the far right? That's Luna, our semi domesticated feral, being an awesome cat and keeping all the rodents away from the beehives!! Mice will move into hives because they sense the warmth of the bees and the smell of honey, the bees won't do much about it because they are in a tight cluster trying to stay warm. Meanwhile, the mouse can eat all the honey it wants and make a nest in a corner. Usually this is a death sentence for the bees. Luna's the best!!

12/24/2020

Merry Christmas to all.... and to all a good night :)

12/19/2020

Need a last minute Christmas gift? Support your local beekeeper and give your honey some honey! I have 8oz, 16oz and a couple 32oz available. Prices are $8, $16 & $32 respectively. Please contact me for porch pickup or free local delivery in Akron :)

11/27/2020

Bees flying at 46°

Most people think the bees go to sleep for the winter and that's that. The truth is they only go into hibernation or "torpor" (if we use the correct term) when it's very cold out. It's 46° on my porch and I'm feeding them some honey back, there's absolutely nothing else out there for them that's for sure!

11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Eat lots, bee safe! :)

11/02/2020

Just a 🐝 #honeybee #bee #beekeeper #fyp #beetok #love

Great informative video! Not mine.

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09/19/2020

Bees collecting old wax

A lot of people have told me over the years that bees don't reuse wax... First time seeing it being done! She's making candles with those saddle bags :)

09/09/2020

Hey buddy.... I don't want to tell you who to fall in love with.... But this won't end well for you lol

09/05/2020

Better late than never! Morning Glories finally doing their thing to hide this ugly fence! :)

08/31/2020

Here's something you probably don't think about... An evergreen tree producing pollen and attracting pollinators. Some honeybees even collect the sap to make propolis for the hive. I'm counting at least 4 different species on this tree. All the more reason to not spray pesticides everywhere!!

08/29/2020

Just as Dandelions are the first major source of nectar for the bees in the Spring, Goldenrod is their last major source to get them through the winter! Please leave some for them! :) Also, Goldenrod honey is very high in sugar! yum!

08/22/2020

Some days the bees dine on the flowers, some days the flowers are death traps.... Do you see it?

08/12/2020

2 months ago, we tilled a small 50x50' plot in my yard to plant a wildflower garden for the bees. Today is the first day I've noticed there's actually some blooms in there mixed with all the greenery! Very exciting to see finally!! #wnybeekeeper #buffalove #beekeeping #wildflowers #savethepollinators

08/10/2020

Cocktail hour!

It's hot out and very dry, so the bees need water just like we do. They use it for cooling down the hive. Don't be alarmed if you see them drinking from your bird fountain or swimming pool, they're just having a sip :)

08/06/2020

Akron Bee Company's cover photo

08/06/2020

Akron Bee Company

08/06/2020

So apparently the water lettuce in my garden pond is the perfect little private drinking fountain for my bees 🙂

07/28/2020

Thistle... Prickly, not wanted, w**d... This is one of many "w**ds" that are allowed to grow on our property. Blue flowers are a favorite of honeybees. Did you know they see the color blue in the ultraviolet range??! So these are like neon signs to them! Milkw**d, thistle, Queen Anne's Lace and clover are some of the traditional w**ds that people pull from their gardens and yards. We save them for the pollinators!! Consider that before you start yanking plants that don't fit into YOUR plans, bees would love them! :)

Address

Brucker Rd.
Akron, NY
14001

Telephone

+17165421666

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Videos

Bumble bee

Round one.... Fight!

The March

Reverse swarm

Happy hungry bees!

Bees flying at 46°

Bees collecting old wax

Cocktail hour!

Expanding the apiary

Busy Bee Tree

This is my Bee Tree that I brought from my sister's house a couple years ago. Bees love it and it makes swarms for me quite often! I think they are getting ready to swarm soon. Fingers crossed they find one of the nearby boxes.

Mason bee house

Besides honey bees, I also put out houses for some of our native bee friends. These are harmless Mason bees. They definitely prefer the bamboo versus cardboard tubes. Going to have to buy more bamboo canes!

The last couple days have been unseasonably warm. The bees have nothing left to forage on. Goldenrod is done and just a few white asters still going. I put out some sugar water for them to eat. It took the scouts 4 minutes to find the frames and here is the result after an hour. Hungry girls!!

Right now we have a bit of a dry spell, called a dearth in beekeeping. Not many flowers blooming. A lot have died back or just beginning to open. This is why it's very important to have "wild" flowers for the bees to forage on. It helps get them through the dry times. Please consider planting a wildflower garden in your yard! You can see about 3 different types of bees on my flowers here :)

Nothing beats having your neighbor call to tell you there's a swarm in your own tree first thing this morning lol

Got some queens from my buddy Greg Burns in Ohio. These queens and their attendants have been traveling through the mail system since Tuesday so they were a little hot and hungry! Gave them some honey and they were happy as clams!! :)

As the weather starts to finally warm up, the bees will be on the move. Caught this large swarm in Clarence Center today then took them to my friend's fruit orchard just down the street. Even got his teenage son involved with the process! if you see a large cloud of bees moving onto your land or a clump hanging somewhere, please call or text! I have a large network of beekeepers throughout Western NY that can help rescue and rehome them!!

It's almost time...

Getting my honey extracted and bottled up for purchase. If you need any, please contact me to make arrangements

Dancing Bees

After years of having bees, I finally got to witness the famed "wash boarding" process. Shortly after inspecting this hive today, all these bees came out and have been at it for hours. They just walk back and forth in one spot. No one knows the real reason. Some believe they are cleaning the outside of the box. I think they are just celebrating Independance Day! Happy 4th :)

So hot in Akron today!

My girls were keeping cool by taking lots of water back to the hives today. Although, I am not sure if they like their neighbor watching lol

Got a swarm call from a good friend today and I rushed over to get them. Picture perfect catch and just before I arrived, they reshuffled themselves into two clumps and down a branch making it easier for me to get them. They are so considerate! I saw one virgin queen right away so I caged her because I figured there was another queen somewhere based on those 2 clumps. Once I got home, I started moving them to their permanent residence and spotted the main queen. So I made a quick split and now have 2 colonies going from the one swarm.

New Queen Bee introduction

I was gifted a small frame of bees that had a Queen cell in production, as their previous Queen was unfortunately damaged or killed during an inspection. The Queen cell got chilled and did not hatch out as hoped. I ran over to another local apiary and got a mated Queen. This is how they took to her... you can almost feel the love! :)