News 2015

In our first Beekeeping Class 101 session we talked about the location for your hive, what the bees will need, and suggestions for informative reading for beginning beekeepers. We also went over the beekeeping equipment, supplies and protective clothing: What you need, and what you don’t! Here’s the list of all you’ll really need to get started in beekeeping: Basic Essentials List for Beginning Beekeepers: The Hive - Langstroth (from the bottom up): Hive Stand - This is a platform to keep the hive off the ground. It improves circulation, reduces dampness in the hive, and helps keep ants, bugs, leaves,...

Opens on Wednesday, March 11 to October 28, 2015  5-9pm Bill’s Bees is on hand for the opening of the Northridge Farmers Market  & Family Festival 2015 season.  "We're so happy to be back the Northridge Farmers Market & Family Festival and to be able to share our locally produced honey and bee products. This is one of our favorite farmers markets. There is so much to do, with lot's of fun activities for the whole family," says Bill Lewis of Bills Bees.  Take home some of Bill's Bees delicious Avocado, Buckwheat, Orange Blossom, and Wildflower Honey!100% Raw Honey – Just the Way...

By Tracey Samuelson, Featured on Marketplace, March 2, 2015 (Click here for Radio Interview) 17:15 Bill Lewis is waiting for the sun to set, the time of day when his bees crawl back inside the short white boxes that house their colonies. As the sky turns pink behind the San Gabriel mountains, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Lewis climbs into the seat of a forklift and starts moving the hives onto the back of a flatbed truck. These bees are on the move.                                      ...

How exciting! 119 newbees (Yikes!) showed up for our first class of the 2015 season! What a gorgeous day to be up on the mountain at Bill’s Bees Bee Farm. Bill and Clyde have hosted and taught the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101 for quite a few years. Once upon a time, there were only a handful of “newbees” interested in becoming beekeepers. Over the past few years, interest in beekeeping and the desire to learn more about these tiny honey bees who are so important to our survival, has grown around the world.So now you want...

In January, the 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference and Trade Show was held at The Disneyland Resort. Bill Lewis and Clyde Steese were on hand at the California State Beekeepers Association booth. It was also the week of the 46th Annual American Honey Producers Association conference where bees, beekeeping, honey production, and all things in between were discussed.On Friday, Bill and Clyde took time out of their busy schedule to join The American Honey Bee Queen and Princess at the AFB's "Kids 'n Bees" Event organized by Bee-Girl, Sarah Red-Laird. Here's Clyde sharing his knowledge of bees with hundreds of kids eager...