Picture Gallery

Pieces of honeycomb ready to put in containers

Pieces of honeycomb ready to put in containers

 

Fresh pollen in the beehive collection tray.

Fresh pollen in the beehive collection tray.

A swarm of wonderful honeybees entering their new home.

A swarm of wonderful honeybees entering their new home.

 

My backyard where the bees are at; Cimarron River

My backyard where the bees are at; Cimarron River

 

LIDEFO community mobilizers with some of the honey they produce and market in Uganda. LIDEFO is a group I work with a lot. I went there to help them with their beekeeping program in 2011. Very worthy group to support.

LIDEFO community mobilizers with some of the honey they produce and market in Uganda. LIDEFO is a group I work with a lot. I went there to help them with their beekeeping program in 2011. Very worthy group to support.

 

Beehive in Uganda. These are the so-called "killer bees". Pretty calm here!

Beehive in Uganda. These are the so-called “killer bees”. Pretty calm here!

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My Mom with the bees

 

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This is how bees start out. The little white thing in the center of each hexagonal cell is a bee egg! For size, half of an adult bee is in the picture.

 

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One of Wren’s early sketches….unsettling…..don’t know which side the soldier is fighting for but there sure is a message.

 

Beekeeper's family in Uganda. Hi Simeon!

Beekeeper’s family in Uganda. Hi Simeon!

Wren working with the bees in normal studly mode. He bears a great resemblance to his Daddy.

Wren working with the bees in normal studly mode. He bears a great resemblance to his Daddy.

 

The group I worked with in Nialeya, Guinea. About every man was a beekeeper!

The group I worked with in Nialeya, Guinea. About every man was a beekeeper!

 

Traditional beehive in Guinea. Most people had these. Unfortunately they can not be worked without destroying them.

Traditional beehive in Guinea. Most people had these. Unfortunately they can not be worked without destroying them.