# \#native-bees **URL:** https://forum.honeyflow.com/tag/native-bees/146.md [Latest](https://forum.honeyflow.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.honeyflow.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.honeyflow.com/tags.md) --- ## [Rescued Bee's in March of this year (2025) Bee's still not using the honey super much](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rescued-bees-in-march-of-this-year-2025-bees-still-not-using-the-honey-super-much/39978)
**Author:** [@wmp134](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/wmp134)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rescued-bees-in-march-of-this-year-2025-bees-still-not-using-the-honey-super-much/39978 "2025-12-05T22:44:21Z")
I’ve had the pleasure of rescuing some bees that were living in a utility box, near the street, in Southern California. The bees were brought to my urban home (backyard) in March. I added the honey super about 2 months … --- ## [Flow frame cell size and Honey storage](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-frame-cell-size-and-honey-storage/39258)
**Author:** [@Miamidood](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Miamidood)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-frame-cell-size-and-honey-storage/39258 "2025-07-04T01:58:24Z")
Hello GUYS, I have my flow hive for almost two years. but my bees have never stored or use the flow hive. They are active on the flow frames they have sealed all the inner joins and around. But they have never store any… --- ## [Native hive Removed from house , put it box , now low activity](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/native-hive-removed-from-house-put-it-box-now-low-activity/36847)
**Author:** [@BeeReal](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/BeeReal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/native-hive-removed-from-house-put-it-box-now-low-activity/36847 "2024-05-05T07:05:51Z")
Removed a hive and colonie from under my sink in a R.V. I put the comb and all bees (assuming the queen too because everyone stayed) inside of an old wood cabinet turned into a bee box , gave em water in a dish and honey… --- ## [Help to identify weird native bee?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/help-to-identify-weird-native-bee/23447)
**Author:** [@Wynnie](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Wynnie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/help-to-identify-weird-native-bee/23447 "2022-09-23T20:57:06Z")
Hi fellow native bee lovers. Yesterday I found these weird and wonderful bees in my garden. At first I thought it they were just another couple of my honey bees until one landed and I realised how bright its body was. … --- ## [First Inspection Today](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-inspection-today/30897)
**Author:** [@kdowdall](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/kdowdall)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-inspection-today/30897 "2021-07-06T08:50:18Z")
We had a successful first inspection today. Some things we noticed: Hive was quite agitated. Perhaps too much smoke and/or not waiting a minute before I opened the top. Bees are building on one side of the brood box a… --- ## [Help with Bee ID](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/help-with-bee-id/30525)
**Author:** [@fsmithers](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/fsmithers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/help-with-bee-id/30525 "2021-05-28T00:14:54Z")
Hi friends, I am new to keeping and was wondering if any one could help me identify these bee-like things. I have seen them congregating near my hive on a few separate occasions over the last several weeks, always in th… --- ## [Let's see them spring time bees!](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/lets-see-them-spring-time-bees/25168)
**Author:** [@Funguy1030](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Funguy1030)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/lets-see-them-spring-time-bees/25168 "2021-05-16T19:20:38Z")
Let’s see some bees --- ## [New bees balling up on ground](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/new-bees-balling-up-on-ground/26261)
**Author:** [@Katrina\_Erickson](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Katrina_Erickson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/new-bees-balling-up-on-ground/26261 "2020-06-06T07:28:20Z")
New wild caught swarm that was on the shoulder of a roadway. There is now a pile balled up on the ground, and one near the lid. Screenshot\_20200605-193452\_PicsArt|659x500 . All are live. Did for sure capture queen when… --- ## [Bees not doing honey on the upper frames](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-not-doing-honey-on-the-upper-frames/25268)
**Author:** [@emaduell](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/emaduell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-not-doing-honey-on-the-upper-frames/25268 "2020-04-11T09:46:40Z")
Hi everyone ! I’m a newbie on beekepping, just 3 years of experience with my FlowHive which was my first bee keeping experiment. I’ve had a Flow Hive for a couple of years in the north east of Spain, in Girona. I have… --- ## [Very Big Newbie - What's happening to my bees?!](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/very-big-newbie-whats-happening-to-my-bees/22618)
**Author:** [@Honourablepaper](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Honourablepaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/very-big-newbie-whats-happening-to-my-bees/22618 "2019-08-04T07:15:37Z")
Hi there! Sorry for my ignorance everyone. Its mid winter here in Sydney and only a few days ago our stingless native bee hive started pouring out these little grains (they smell slightly of honey so perhaps they’re ol… --- ## [Rediscovery of ‘extinct’ bee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rediscovery-of-extinct-bee/21202)
**Author:** [@SnowflakeHoney](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/SnowflakeHoney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/rediscovery-of-extinct-bee/21202 "2019-03-08T07:00:31Z")
We just need to look harder…and not clear their natural habitat: This link is to the article published by the researchers: https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4610/6180