Beekeeper Documentary

Bee Documentary focuses on America's youngest beekeepers

The Seppi Brothers

We had volunteer winter squash.

Dinah says the green ones won't ripen off the vine.

Our neighbor's Corgi, showed up for the event.

Filling Feeders
Lance with cap of hose to tanker truck
Opening the Tank
Filling the Tank and Totes

We leave over 90% of the honey which the bees produce for them as well as feed them corn syrup also pollen patties with pollen, brewers yeast and assorted ingredients because there are no flowers or pollen in the winter. Wild bees such as Africanized migrate from place to place till they find nectar. Our honey bees are a mild Italian breed and if not fed October through January would naturally die. We need them for almond pollination in February. The colony collapse disorder (CCD) could be a foreign virus. Some say old comb, ants, pesticides...If the queen is replaced every year with an excellent well bred queen, the hives pull through the winter just fine. Dad and Lance believe CCD is blown out of proportion and guys are just not giving bees all the attention they need. We don't know what causes it, but we know a lot of factors that might, and when we do everything we know to do right, the bees come out ok. ~ Dinah

Breakfast Cereal Topped with Tapioca, Peaches, Bananas, Pluots

Dinah Fastening the Lid
Carter and Ross
Paperwork from the Tanker Load of Corn Syrup for Bees

Unloading Supers From the Pickup

Ross McDonnell and Carter Gunn

heading for the Kern County Fair to survey

the attendees about what they think is causing the bee crisis

Feeders to the Bees
Loading the Truck
Seppi Bros. Beekeepers
Who is in the kitchen with Dinah?