Midlands Bee Farm

14/10/2024

🐝🌻Are Bees buzzing around your home, garden or farm causing you trouble?🐝🌻
Don't worry, we are here to help!
We specialize in safe and humane relocation of bees, ensuring their hives remain intact and unharmed.
🐝Looking for high-quality beehives?🐝
Whether you're a seasoned beekeeper or just starting out, our beehives are perfect for your needs.
Complete beehives Includes:
Broodbox
Super
Wax strips on all frames
Aluminum lid
Solid pine timber
Hives have been Hot dip waxsoled
☎️Contact us today to place your order and support local beekeeping!
Give us a call or whatsapp us on 073 621 0629

14/10/2024

🍯🐝Fun fact you may not have known🐝🍯

Bees have two stomachs: one to eat and the other to store nectar and turn it into honey, which is also known as Honey Crop[!!

The second stomach is very similar to the large intestines that is found in other species.
Honey isn't affect by bacteria due to being mixed with stomach acid.

10/10/2024

🐝 BEES: INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTS 🍯

Did you know that bees build perfectly hexagonal alveolas? This shape allows you to store as much honey as possible while using as little wax as possible. Real natural architects! 🏗️🍯

09/10/2024

🐝A kaleidoscope of colour from various pollen collected 🐝

Pollen is collected by the bees as a source of protein for the larvae. This is important for the bee colony to keep growing and expanding

08/10/2024

What an INCREDIBLE picture of bees at rest.
Did you know...
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As they are cold-blooded, Bees gain energy from the sun's heat so have to rest during the night and in cooler weather.
Holding tight to the stems with their strong, jaw-like mandibles, they gradually relax – their bodies lower, their wings rest and their antennae droop – until they fall asleep, waiting for the morning to come.

Remarkably detailed image, ‘Bee line’, taken by Frank Deschandol Wildlife Photographer

📸 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

07/10/2024

🐝Looking for high-quality beehives?🐝
Whether you're a seasoned beekeeper or just starting out, our beehives are perfect for your needs.

☎️Contact us today to place your order and support local beekeeping!

Complete beehives for sale Includes:
-Broodbox
-Super
-Wax strips on all frames
-Aluminum lid
Solid pine timber
Hives have been Hot dip waxsoled

Contact 073 621 0629

04/10/2024

🐝🌼Thinking About Keeping Bees? 🐝🌼
🌿Here’s How to Get Started! 🌿

It’s an amazing way to help support these little pollinators as well as your local ecosystem.
Plus, fresh honey straight from the hive? 🫙Yes, please!
Here’s a quick rundown on how to get started:

1. Do Your Homework – Learn about bee behavior, hive management, and local laws (yes, some places have rules about beekeeping!). Knowledge is key to keeping your bees healthy and happy.

2. Choose the Right Hive – There are different types of hives to choose from the traditional to the more eco-friendly hive. Pick one that fits your needs and space.

3. Get Your Gear – Beekeeping suits, gloves, and a smoker will help protect you while working with the bees. Safety first, always!

4. Start with Healthy Bees – You can buy bees from a reputable supplier or capture a local swarm (with help from a pro). A healthy colony is the foundation for success!

5. Be Patient & Gentle – Beekeeping is all about patience. Over time, you’ll learn how to work with your bees, spot signs of trouble, and harvest honey without stressing your hive.

At Midlands Bee Farm, we’re all about helping people learn the ropes of bee care and supporting sustainable beekeeping practices.
Ready to jump in?

🐝It’s a journey worth buzzing about! 🐝

02/10/2024

🐝Do you have a Bee Problem🐝

☎️Give us a call / whatsapp for all of your Bee Removals
on 073 621 0629

24/03/2024

SPOT THE MOTH- Heard a loud chirping sound while removing this colony out the ceiling.
DEATHS HEAD HAWK MOTHS have developed several strategies for infiltrating beehives undetected. Firstly, they are able to mimic the scent of honeybees using chemicals called pheromones. This scent allows them to approach the hive without being attacked by guard bees. The guard bees would otherwise recognize them as an intruder.
Once inside the hive, the moths typically head straight for the honey stores. Here, they feed on the honey using their long proboscis (tongue). They may also consume pollen and occasionally prey on bee larvae or pupae. However, bees have developed several defenses against these moth invaders.
One strategy is to gather around the moth in a ball and vibrate their wings to generate heat. This raises the temperature around the moth and makes it difficult for the moth to maneuver. It will then either overheat or suffocate. The bees may also physically attack the moth with their mandibles.

24/03/2024

Bees under a wooden cabin floor.

23/03/2024

11/02/2023

Removed these bees in Underberg. Nestled in between large sacks of 🐑wool. Thankyou James Workshop for deciding to use Midlands Bee Farm to save the bees🐝

05/02/2023

Pony tail palm bees🌴
A cavity in an old rotten pony tail palm made the perfect home for these bees. Right next the verandah and with the bees getting upset with the lawn mowing this Pmb home owner decided to give me a call.

05/02/2023

There was a huge cavity inside this tree, making the perfect home for the bees. Really angry colony, smoking the bees calmed them down only a bit. Have a look in the comments to see closeup what they were up to prior to removal.

05/02/2023

Decided to remove a section of the ceiling board rather than lifting the ibr roof sheeting on this removal. Removal done during the day and all the bees gathered on the windows inside the house, making vacuuming the remaining 🐝 very easy. Ladies happy in their tempory hive👍

23/01/2023

Midlands Bee Farm safely removed an established honeybee colony from an outbuilding in Mooi River. This building was also home to a pair of barn owls. If you need assistance with your bees contact Colin on 0736210629. Covering the whole of the Natal Midlands🐝

08/01/2023

Christmas bees. These bees decided to make a cupboard next to a built in braai their new home while the home owners were away on holiday.
Bees gently scooped by hand into their new hive. 🐝