Spicy Fly Honey Bees

30/03/2024

Just a little update on what we’re currently working on.

24/02/2024

27/01/2024

Our UBO tests have arrived. We’re going to be making some great bees this year!

23/12/2023

Winter Solstice Update. We want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!

22/10/2023

Beautiful day for beekeeping.

15/10/2023

We just confirmed our order for UBO tests through Optera Bees. This coming spring we will be testing our VSH Mite reaper line and who knows.. maybe we will need to change the name to “UBO Mite Reapers”

08/09/2023

Pre-orders for our Spring 2024 nucleus colonies are active on our website!!

Our 5 frame nucleus colonies come with a laying VSH Mite Reaper queen, 2-3 frames of brood and 2-3 frames of honey and pollen for a total of 5 frames. A nucleus colony is the best way to start the adventure of Beekeeping. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ. We are currently offering nucleus colo

04/09/2023

We’re still out here getting stuff done despite the heat!

05/08/2023

Well would you look at that. This is the first time I’ve provided content with the requirement that I and my business receive credit, without having to remind them. Big props to for following through.

01/08/2023

I’ll be giving a presentation on VSH tomorrow August 1st at the Magnolia swarm meeting. Feel free to come chat with me.

10/06/2023

In with the new out with the… maybe I’ll just keep the old boxes too.

03/06/2023

50 deeps and 800 frames. Now just have to assemble/paint everything.

29/04/2023

Hey everyone, we’re packing it in early tonight due to the weather, see y’all tomorrow.

30/03/2023

I’ll have 50ish extra queen cells available for pickup Saturday! $10 each. I’m sold out of queens at the moment but cells are the next best thing!

18/03/2023

08/03/2023

This larvae is less than 12 hours old. She will become a queen and who knows, maybe she will be your queen.

04/03/2023

For those that understand what’s going on here.. my queens will be getting caged on the 1st of April.

03/03/2023

Our VSH Mite Reaper queens are now available for preorder! If you’re in the Houston area they are generally on your doorstep next day with the $8 flat rate shipping.

Our Mite Reaper Queens perform. These hardy and mite resistant queens will build into strong honey producing colonies. Our Mite Reapers are an ultra survivor stock that have naturally adapted to be varroa and disease resistant. We take this a step further in our selection process in which we perform

26/02/2023

We had some excellent results from our liquid nitrogen hygienic testing this year. We’re in the process of assaying the top performing colonies for %VSH expression.

26/02/2023

Well I’d say they’re hygienic…

25/02/2023

We’re cooking with nitrogen today!

24/02/2023

Our favorite time of year.

18/02/2023

An easier way to feed your colonies.

14/02/2023

We still have a few nucs available for preorder fella’s.

05/02/2023

Went through 24 colonies today, most looked good and strong, found a few weak ones and a few dead outs. Lots of pollen coming in and they all still had a lot of honey left. Beautiful day for beekeeping!

30/01/2023

We just set up our queen rearing calendar for 2023! If all goes to plan and the weather cooperates, we will be grafting Wednesday March 29th!!

24/01/2023

We’re preparing for the upcoming season! we only have 28 nucs still available for preorder, they’ll be gone before you know it! we only make nucs once a season so y’all better get them while you still can.

09/01/2023

Michael here, I’ll be giving a beekeeping presentation at the NW Houston beekeepers January meeting tomorrow the 10th. The topic will be “Varroa Destructor” this will be a great opportunity for anyone attending to ask questions and interact with local beeks. See you there!

30/12/2022

Get them while they last.