Seems like everyone on social media is getting lots of exposure these days for doing daring things with honeybees without wearing any protective equipment. And while it’s certainly true that a sign of a skilled beekeeper is being able to work bees and read their “mood” and likeliness to sting and then cover up (or … Read More
I’ve had lots of questions from folks wondering how bees can survive these record low temperatures and unusual heavy snowfall in Texas recently. “Do bees hibernate?” “Do you have to bring the hives into your garage?” The good news is that honey bees are made for this! All of their hard work over the busy … Read More
We still have potential cold days ahead of us in this new month of February, so I’m not in full bee removal mode yet. But when I get calls like this about a hive in a dangerous situation during a structure demolition, I hustle right to the scene. These bees were a very quick and … Read More
Short video of a swarm capture on January 18, 2021 Another winter swarm! I caught a little swarm in December and now an early spring swarm on January 18. It’s kind of unusual behavior, as most bees only swarm in spring or when resources are plenty. “Swarming” is how bees reproduce. A successful colony has … Read More
I’ve always wanted to be a monk. It started in college when I read Beat Generation authors with their focus on Eastern thought or books like Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha” and Dostoevsky’s “Brothers Karamazov.” Celibacy sounded like a bummer, but I just really liked something about the idea of simple, communal living and the chance to … Read More
Nothing I love more than taking folks on a hive tour in one of my apiaries, but with this pesky pandemic we can’t be sharing one another’s air anymore so I thought I’d post this video for a quick virtual tour. Please click and subscribe and reach me any time with bee questions or video … Read More
I had a great time talking with Blake Shook, an inspiring commercial beekeeper and owner of Texas Bee Supply. Blake has the knack of a good interviewer to not only ask good questions but actively listen and get people talking … and boy did I talk on?! We talked about bee removal, the nuts and … Read More
Check out Charlie with Fiona Gorostiza on KSAT-12’s SA Live talking about the upcoming show on Austin PBS in the fall. Click the image from the show to watch the segment. Charlie Bee Company is a 9-episode reality series about bee removal and beekeeping in and around New Braunfels, Texas. Charlie Agar and his compadres … Read More
An exciting day of bee removal at a game ranch in Encinal, Texas – not far from the border with Mexico. This 400-acre deer lease had a long-derelict trailer home that had been just taken over by bees in recent years. The ranch manager had been planning to just burn the trailer down because the … Read More
Bees don’t get COVID-19, y’all! And if you have bee troubles at your home or place of business, call Charlie at 830.708.8797 and he and the boys will come get them – and practice careful social distancing to keep everyone safe.
