Services Available
Swarm removal
We remove swarms from your property for a nominal fee, we take the swarm and put it in a TBH at one of our apiaries or if you would like for $200.00 we can place the TBH on your property and manage it for 1 year for you. We would then split any Honey and Beeswax that the colony produced. At the end of the 1st year you could purchase the TBH for $100.00 or we would continue to manage it on your property for $69.00 a year continuing to split the harvest 50/50.
Swarm removal fees:
- Morro Bay $35.00*
- Los Osos $40.00*
- Cayucos $40.00*
- Atascadero $75.00*
- Templeton $75.00*
- Paso Robles $75.00*
- San Luis Obispo $75.00*
*All Swarm Removal fees are minimum estimates, if the swarm is in a difficult location or Africanized then the fee may be adjusted.
Pollination Services
We provide pollination services to and for Gardeners, Small Organic Farmers, Orchards, and hobbyist. We will place a TBH on your property for a small fee of $200.00 a year per hive. We manage the colony and will provide you with a share of the Honey we extract from each colony we have placed on your property.
Top Bar Hive Apiculture Classes are available; please contact us at morrobaybees@gmail.com for more information.
Our TBHs are approximately 4’ long 15.5 “wide at the top and 4” wide at the bottom. The bottoms are screened and have a hinged door to close them if you choose too. The openings for the bees are on one end and are usually 9 wholes the size of an average wine cork. To close or reduce the opening we use corks, this allows us to change the opening easily and tightly. The bars are usually 1.25” wide with a small upside down pyramid on the bee side. The bees will draw comb either directly on the center of the pyramid slightly too either side depending on the bee space needed. The legs are made of treated 2×4’s with cross braces for support.
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