Sweet Mon Cheri of Fort Worth and Bee Removal

02/04/2025

Even though we are still in the winter season, during the changing spells, you will need to watch your hives during the warm weeks. There are chances that your hive will still swarm before spring has arrived.

10/08/2024

This is a sad story to discuss about. The family that we helped remove the bees on their property, inside the tree, we found out that because of the homeowner being allergic to the bees, he did not survive, caused by the injuries from the honey bees.

An elderly couple were attacked by a swarm of bees outside their North Richland Hills home in late September. Lonnie Burns died from his injuries, his wife Patricia said.

09/25/2024

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Helped save the bees and the family from being stung again.

Beekeepers worked to contain multiple hives and wasp nests in the 8000 block of Cross Drive in North Richland Hills, officials say.

09/25/2024

Man and woman attacked by bees in North Richland Hills neighborhood - YouTube

For several hours Tuesday afternoon, neighbors in a North Richland Hills neighborhood were asked to stay in their homes after a swarm of bees attacked a coup...

09/25/2024

Man and woman attacked by bees in North Richland Hills - YouTube

Two people were transported to a local hospital after reports of a bee swarm attack in North Richland Hills on Tuesday.

09/25/2024

Bee attack leaves North Richland Hills elderly man in ICU | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

An elderly couple was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of bees. The 74-year-old woman was released the same day. However, her 72-year-old husband, who is allergic to bees, remains in critical condition at the hospital.

09/25/2024

2 hospitalized in North Texas after being stung by bees - CBS Texas

The city recommends that residents avoid the area to avoid being stung as beekeepers work to contain multiple hives and wasp nests.

09/25/2024

Man and woman attacked by bees in North Richland Hills – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Two people were transported to a local hospital after reports of a bee swarm attack in North Richland Hills Tuesday.

07/14/2024

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03/26/2024

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Bees in Pysanka, Happy Easter!
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Bees were sometimes depicted on pysanka as a symbol of hard work and pleasantness, and represented all the good insects which should not be killed. In Ukraine, it was the custom to place at least one Pysanka egg beneath each bee hive to insure good production of honey.

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🥚 Four beautiful eggs are from Hanky Pysanky (top right, middle center, bottom left and right). 🥚 (Middle row left) by Mia Sohn. 🥚 (top left) by IIRC folk art design .

The Origin of Hiding Easter Eggs - probably comes from the Ukrainian tradition that blessed Pysanky were believed to protect households from evil spirits, catastrophe, lightning and fires.
To give a pysanka is to give a symbolic gift of life, which is why the egg must remain whole. Traditionally, Pysanky would be placed in several places to insure good luck and protection from evil, tucked away in a place where it would not be broken. An egg would be placed somewhere in the house, in the barn with the livestock, and beneath the bee hive to insure good production of honey etc.

The art of the decorated egg in Ukraine, or the pysanka, probably dates back to ancient times. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose. Pysanky were thought to protect households from evil spirits, catastrophe, lightning and fires. The word comes from the verb pysanka, "to write", as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Bees were sometimes depicted on pysanka as a symbol of hard work and pleasantness, and represented all the good insects which should not be killed. Pysanky are typically made to be given to family members and respected outsiders. To give a pysanka is to give a symbolic gift of life, which is why the egg must remain whole. At least one egg was placed beneath the bee hive to insure good production of honey.

Source:
Wiki - Pysanka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka

03/01/2024