Summer bee removals, blackberry honey, and iOS news

Hey friends,

It has been a very hot stretch of beekeeping around here lately.

Last month I removed a colony of bees from a fallen tree at the house of a deacon from our church. Fallen-tree removals are always a little messy, but there is something special about seeing how determined bees can be, even after their whole home gets knocked over.

This past weekend I did a different kind of removal: bees under a friend’s house. It was tight, hot, and not exactly glamorous, but we were able to get in there and work the colony out carefully.

Before removal

Me during removal

Their new home

On the sweeter side, our spring harvest was amazing this year. The blackberry flow really showed up for us. The bees packed in a beautiful crop, and it is hard to beat blackberry honey when the season hits just right.

A quick Beehiveful update too: the App Store blocker that had us paused has been fixed. That means we can resume development on the iOS mobile app. Our team is going to be focused on that over the next week, and we expect to have it out soon.

To celebrate, I created a summer code for anyone who wants to try the paid tools: use SUMMER2026 for a free first month of Beehiveful Pro. You can start here:

https://beehiveful.com/pricing?promo=SUMMER2026

If you have not tried the voice inspection tool yet, that is the one I would start with. Open an inspection, talk through what you are seeing at the hive, and let Beehiveful turn it into organized notes you can come back to later. It is a lot easier than trying to type with gloves on while the bees are letting you know they have opinions.

Stay cool out there during this heat wave. Keep an eye on water, ventilation, shade, and yourself. The bees can handle a lot, but the beekeeper still has to make it back to the house.

- Bryan

Beehiveful Founder

🎉 🎆 Happy 4th of July! Stay safe!

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