Commonwealth Beekeeper

The Commonwealth Bee Company is a social enterprise aimed at developing honeybee habitats in both rural and urban settings.

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

What does a professional bee extraction look like? It starts by using state-of-the-art cameras to find the colony. It continues with taking the time to create bee proof work spaces and moving personal items away… https://t.co/QC0Klo7MVR

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These bees know how to pick a home. Unfortunately they chose a waterfront property on Smith Mountain Lake. These bees will be rehomed and rehabilitated in one of our educational or pollination yards. @ Smith… https://t.co/iDbdxhSk9v

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Looks like this young queen just became a mom today @ Charlottesville, Virginia https://t.co/pL9Cu90lUA

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We pulled this little one from a 3rd story soffit today, right before the cold snap! @ South Riding, Virginia https://t.co/65wHV3DSvH

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

A successful forced absconding out of a round bailer in central Va. @ Culpeper, Virginia https://t.co/xGg4z0bGOz

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

Another successful cut out in the books, this time in Charlottesville. @ Charlottesville, Virginia https://t.co/5uJ5zzJfVd

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It was a full day of installs and inspections yesterday which concluded with grabbing this monster colony from behind an old wasp nest located in the ceiling. @ Loudoun County, Virginia https://t.co/E9MGjZ1jLU

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Busy day full of bee deliveries, installations, inspections, and cutouts @ Southeast, Washington, D.C. https://t.co/hdVxnc8GY2

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We were in old town yesterday checking out these beautiful backyard hives for one of our Northern Va clients. @ Fairfax, Virginia https://t.co/i02wL5EUqi

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Will this get me through HOV? @ Vienna, Virginia https://t.co/YYwylA5b7Z

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

A quick but tangled swarm catch in Louisa, Va @ Gordonsville, Virginia https://t.co/kh2ORjhBsj

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Another busy day in the office. More swarms and cutouts filling our day! Did you know queen bees communicate with their colony through pheromone? Her sent let’s the bees know that she’s healthy and working. @… https://t.co/aEsWgv27CQ

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

Bee removal behind a 1920s Plaster/Lath wall. Check out the full video at https://t.co/qaJvTp3CSg @ Roanoke, Virginia https://t.co/rRvhlk8wtF

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Small cutout job behind a double brick foundation in Richmond Va @ Richmond, Virginia https://t.co/E9FmMueOIP

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

Small cutout job behind a double brick foundation in Richmond Va today. https://t.co/DBvHoOOd16

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Small cutout job today behind a double brick foundation in Richmond. https://t.co/D0r2BrCwnI

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Busy day @commonwealthbee moving swarms into their new homes. @ Falls Church, Virginia https://t.co/Jg2QQNKfNz

[Commonwealth Beekeeper @CommonwealthBee]

Not feeling well? Let us help! The Commonwealth Bee Company wants to help out our fellow beekeepers where we can during this event. If you find yourself Ill or concerned about leaving your home to care for your… https://t.co/bYGpxxG8Cb

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Quarantine got you down? Why not learn how to be a beekeeper in the comfort of your own home? We’ve been doing online education before it was cool, or mandated by the government :). We offer a straightforward… https://t.co/ZGv9qvSEH7

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Festooning is in the air! These little nurse bees are clinging together to make new comb! Known as festooning, the bees work together excreting was from their wax glands on their abdomens to form new comb for… https://t.co/FfFGv8pOAQ