Bee removal from a decorative pot, where we removed the pot with the bees still in. We collected this colony of African honeybees in the pot they chose to make their home and moved them in the pot to the new home. Stuart and Ethan McDougall...
Bee removal from a palm tree trunk. Cut the trunk down and brought the hive of bees to the ground. We were called to do a bee removal from a property in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. The gardener told us that he had observed the...
Stuart and Ethan McDougall from the Bee Sanctuary team rescue a very young colony of bees from inside a decorative pot...
An inspiring visit to the Highveld Honey extraction plant. Took a visit to one of the commercial honey extraction plants in South Africa to see what a large scale honey extraction setup looks like. As part of our beekeeping journey, we want to learn from others...
I really enjoyed this bee removal. Ethan and I often rate our removals once completed and it is often that we finish a job and we are glad it is done. Every removal is different and provides it's own set of challenges, in the case...
A small swarm of bees relocated safely. Stuart and Ethan McDougall from Bee Sanctuary rescue a very young colony of bees from inside a decorative pot in the suburb of Northriding, Johannesburg, South Africa. A simple bee removal that ended in a lengthy transition from the...
One of the ways to expand and build our apiary is by saving honeybee swarms. I am very grateful for the excitement and willingness of my son Ethan to help me with my dream of building a safe haven for bees. Getting bee swarms can be...
This is the beginning of my amazing journey. The start of building a life that has a positive purpose in doing beekeeping in South Africa....