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God Save the Queen
By Nate BresslerKeeping bees healthy, wise and of course wealthy, with the nectars of Topanga canyon, can at times be tricky. Beyond the typical varroa mite, colony collapse, foulbrood and of course minimal rain supplied by the California desert, we wage an entirely different war against the highly aggressive beast dominating our California bee population.
Like cowboys of the old west we are intent on bringing European order to the African bee invasion that’s eradicated the centuries old colonies. Since entering the state in 1994 they have managed to occupy solely from central California through Baja Mexico. And these girls are as defensive as they come. They’ll sting ya twice on a cold day just so you know they’re thinking of ya!
So this is our mission, to locate and exterminate the African queens that lay 1500 ass kickers a day and replace her with the laid back siesta lovin’ Italian mother. “Easier said than done” with, appropriately named, hive number 2 we spent seven months before a foreign queen was accepted. Just entering the bee yard would be enough to have 3,000 pissed off Africans at your throat.
For now we’re 95% queen right but with the addition of the swarms we catch monthly the inquisition will roll on! With a little luck we should get close to a thousand pounds of honey and that’d be just fine with us. Until then may the education continue and stings become less and less frequent.
Long live the precious pollinators!
Photograph: the new Italian queen with her nurses at hive number two, Topanga Canyon, by Nate Bressler
Nate Bressler, a former archaeologist, is a photographer, surfer, and beekeeper based on a small farm in Topanga Canyon, California. Nate photographs frequently for national magazines such as Outside, Men’s Journal, and the LA Times Magazine. He is a best friend and regular contributor to Best Made Company.
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