[Steve Hanna]

Thank you very much Ruth, you gave me the exact information I needed. My plan is only to feed temporarily until I start to to see brood hatching and young bees taking over. I started the colony with a small swarm and had trouble at first keeping them in the hive, I had to recapture the swarm a couple of times, so they had a slow start. I have about 4 bars of brood, the brood comb only goes about halfway across the bar and about 8 inches long, but is growing everyday, so everyone is working hard. I just want to make sure they have what they need. I live next to the foothills and there is a lot of native and landscaped plant life around

[Steve Hanna]

Ok, the hives up there are right off that road to the range. As you are going down the path just before you start going uphill you will See a path to the right. The hives are about 100 ft up the path. The web site for the meetings in La Crescenta is losangelescountybeekeepers.com

[Steve Hanna]

I don’t believe there is public access on that road. You definitely cannot drive on it. Check out the sign on the gate and see what it says I’ve never actually read the whole sign. A mentor would be great. I am still very new at this. This site is a good place to get info. The Los Angeles County Beekeeper Assn meets in La Crescenta every month. Honey Love is Great but they are in Moorepark and with my schedule I can’t seem to make time to attend their events but I have learned a lot from this forum

[Steve Hanna]

I work for the city and I know for a fact that there are 2 commercial beekeeping operations in Glendale. There is one behind Mayors Bicentennial Park that the beekeeper actually has a key to the gate to reach his hives. And there is another by the Sports Complex on Fern lane, it’s right off the path to the police range. But that being said I would base my decision on hive on what part you live in. And how big your lot is. I know that there are some backyard beekeepers in Glendale, but a lot of Glendale is small lots with apartments intermixed with single family homes. But if you have a good size lot with no apartments nearby and talk to your neighbors before you get a hive you should be ok. Just don’t let your hive be seen and pick a good spot for it and you should be ok.

[Steve Hanna]

Thank you very much this has helped

[Steve Hanna]

I am trying to capture a swarm to start a top bar beehive. I designed my bait hive off of the design by Phill Chandler’s flower pot trap but only much larger and made out of wood. It looks like a mini TBH, with 10 top bars which are painted with wax and honey. I also added a little extra honey and bee lure I got from Mann Lake. The bait hive is located in the hills of Glendale, near a feral hive that I know is docile, it’s been there for about 5 years and I am always poking my nose around checking them out, but the TBH I built is on my property in Shadow Hills

[Steve Hanna]

Thanks guys for the info. My lot is small and irregular in shape so it’s either on the patio roof or off site. I have a lot more research before I start this up, but I believe I will find a way to make it happen.

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