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Bodmer’s Bees Bodmer’s Bees is about my journey in bee keeping, selling honey and perhaps more in the future.

With winter coming in your probably thinking about your hive. In the past I use the classic nylon wrap some have the the...
10/20/2026

With winter coming in your probably thinking about your hive. In the past I use the classic nylon wrap some have the thermal foil and foam inside. Poking around the Mann lake site I came across these guys. Very cool, very pricy. With a bit of Time you can make your own. The r value for both are shown. Higher the value better the insulation. Cheers and good luck!

The remotes did pretty good! 10 on one with a ton of population and 6 on the other. These were late ish transplants to B...
10/18/2026

The remotes did pretty good! 10 on one with a ton of population and 6 on the other. These were late ish transplants to Belen, out by the golf course Can’t wait to see what this tastes like. Cheers 🍻

Remote hive honey collection/checks. Honey frame harvesters built
10/18/2026

Remote hive honey collection/checks. Honey frame harvesters built

So was using the bee excluder boards, put it in a hive 2 days ago. Was watering plants and saw some robbing happening. S...
10/16/2026

So was using the bee excluder boards, put it in a hive 2 days ago. Was watering plants and saw some robbing happening. So suit up to collect the honey supers. Going ok…..remember that new suit? Well the veil just happens to push against my nose and baaam. Hilarious pics follow my transformation into the staypuft man.

Cleaning up the honey supers for next year. So basically cleaning off the wax for other stuff and storage. Gotta be an e...
10/12/2026

Cleaning up the honey supers for next year. So basically cleaning off the wax for other stuff and storage. Gotta be an easier way 😂

Well dang, went on a side quest while straining. Pro tip, when honey is colder it doesn’t flow as well…yup I’ll have to ...
10/05/2026

Well dang, went on a side quest while straining. Pro tip, when honey is colder it doesn’t flow as well…yup I’ll have to restrain this 😕. Cheers 🍻

New suit buuuut, I have a few mentees and their bees and my bees are absolutely not having it right now for checks. Full...
10/02/2026

New suit buuuut, I have a few mentees and their bees and my bees are absolutely not having it right now for checks. Full out F off mode. How about yours? Leave me a comment!

09/28/2026

Whew those bees were pi**ed today 😅😂. Had me sweating!

I rigged up a cart (cut out a hole) to make straining a little bit easier. Cheers 🍻
09/15/2026

I rigged up a cart (cut out a hole) to make straining a little bit easier. Cheers 🍻

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Rio Rancho, NM
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