Shanel's Flowers and Frames

Past performance is not Always an indication of future accomplishments ❤️ This small hive has suddenly come into its own today 🐝 ❤️ 🐝 You Go Girls! Happy Saturday from Rosewood Farms #shanels #shanelsflowers #losgatosca #saturdayvibes #beekeepersofinstagram #beehives #thrive #santacruzmountains #rosewoodfarms #blessedandgrateful

Flower Pollinator Oasis 🐝❤️🐝 One seed provides bloom refuge for hundreds of hungry pollinators ! It's music to my ears:)

Bees Making their Music #beautifulday and hot on the Mountain 🌄 Did you know bees really need several sources of water? Especially for Beekeepers I think, since we have larger populations of pollinators ❤️. Things are still blooming & it's a beautiful day here. Hope it's lovely where you are too:) #shanels #shanelsflowers #bees #beekeepersofinstagram #losgatosca #santacruzmountains #pollinatorgarden #beegardens #beegarden #2024goals

Alive with pollinators ❤️ Happy Mother's day weekend to all the Mom's on my feed:). Know you are cherished! #shanels #shanelsflowers #spring2024 #mothersday #happymothersday #gardentherapy #pollinatorgarden #beekeepersofinstagram #savethebees #blessedandgrateful #losgatosca #santacruzmountains #rosewoodfarms

Possibly the easiest swarm capture for me:) It figures that the one large hive I forgot to split would decide to "bon voyage" this morning 🌄. Following the sound of bees, I was able to scramble a new hive set up under the mother hive. After scooping up glove fulls of bees I think I may have found the queen. She is small & not super remarkable today, not a judgement actually, more a notation of her age. Time shall tell, if they stay OR if they Go! #shanelsflowers #shanels #swarmcatching #beekeeping #beekeepersofinstagram #losgatosca #rosewoodfarms #santacruzmountains #blessedandgrateful #spring2024

Happy Monday from the Kale garden 🐝! They now tower 4' tall & completely un- wieldy those small seedlings from 2023, now create a pollinators dream ! Did you know Kale self seeds ? So in some small sense these are definitely "wildflowers" here in my garden:) bloom ladies BLOOM 💚 🐝💚 Happy Monday the beginning of a special week! #shanels #shanelsflowers #kale #blooming #pollinatorgarden #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeeper #beegardens #beegarden #blessedandgrateful #mondaymood #mondaymotivation #rosewoodfarms

Pear tree abuzz! What an amazing tree for the #bees! There are hundreds of bees out working hard today - truly a gift to behold ❤️ #shanels #shanelsflowers #spring2024 #blooming #beekeepersofinstagram #blessedandgrateful #dream #dreambig #dreambigger #losgatosca #gardentherapy

Feeding the bees a honey frame - mild frenzy! Well it happened. A hive full of honey, yet no bees to speak of. I decided to give back a frame to all the bees. It did not take long for them to locate a free meal & call their sisters! #shanelsflowers #shanels #losgatosca #beekeepersofinstagram #2024 #2024goals #bees #santacruzmountains #feedthebees #blessedandgrateful #dream #dreambig #dreambigger #rosewoodfarms

Rain water tanks are full! Mother nature delivered #2024goals❤️ #rosewoodfarms #losgatosca #santacruzmountains #rain #rainwaterharvest #rainwaterharvesting

🐝 grateful ❤️! The sun was out yesterday & what a wonderful sight to have the bees flying! It's something I truly am grateful for each time they venture outside. Beekeeping has taught me to savor the moment & take time to enjoy the little things. Apart from freezing drying flowers, this new hobby has been challenging & heartbreaking too. It's incredible how much I respect the colonies & want them to survive ❤️ #shanelsflowers #shanels #goodlife #blessedandgrateful #2024goals #santacruzmountains #bees #beekeepersofinstagram #dream #dreambig #dreambigger #beehives #rosewoodfarms #lifelonglearning #beekeeper #losgatosca

Garden therapy in real time! The sunshine has brought out the butterflies ❤️ #shanelsflowers #shanels #dream #santacruzmountains #dreambig #gardentherapy #lovemyflowers #blueflowers #bluesalvia #losgatos #pollinatorplants #beegarden

Happiness in company of 🐝❤️🐝 s! Warm storm has dropped a lot of rain here in the #santacruzmountains . That won't stop a hard working hive from getting out there! Most of our hives are still foraging today, with the exception of one. It seems temperature plays a critical role in whether the bees will fly or not :)more than a damp mist. Today I am grateful that all creatures on the farm are healthy & thriving #2023goals #shanels #shanelsflowers #hive #hives #beekeepersofinstagram #blessedandgrateful #losgatosca #newbeekeeper #newbeekeeper❤️ #welldone #bee #beesofinstagram

The sound of My #hapiness❤️ ! It's been a couple years since this flowering 'vine' bloomed - loving every minute of time watching the bees forage. Happy Tuesday everyone 🌞🙏🌞 #shanels #shanelsflowers #losgatosca #bloom #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeeperslife #beegardens #bees #santacruzmountains #lovemyflowers #blessedandgrateful #rosewoodfarms #gardentherapy #2023goals

A good start to the week - cleansing flights! It's a welcome & a hopeful sign this hive is healthy ❤️ 🐝❤️ Happy Monday everyone:) #shanels #shanelsflowers #losgatosca #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeeper #santacruzmountains #blessed #blessedandgrateful #rosewoodfarms #mondaymotivation #2023goals

Flash Friday hummingbird! Yes, they are all over the garden since I propagated lots of red salvia years ago. Now the rains have helped "bring on the bloom". Red salvia is a beautiful addition to any garden; drought tolerant, gopher resistant & propagation is easy by cuttings:) #fridayfunday #shanelsflowers #shanels #hummingbirds #pollinatorgarden #bloom #hummingbirdplant #hummingbirdgarden #beekeeper #losgatosca #rosewoodfarms #santacruzmountains #2023goals

Vision of my Paradise ❤️ Yes, I get it, not everyone is in love with bees. Perhaps it's a fear of being stung. Most definitely it hurts, and yet it's rare here Even walking through several hives it does not happen, unless I collide with an incoming bee that's in a hurry What's your reason for loving OR fearing bees? If I tell you my secret remedy for bee stings would that appease your fears? Love to hear from you! Happy Monday everyone ❤️ 🐝❤️ #shanels #shanelsflowers #bees #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeeper #losgatosca #santacruzmountains #love #pollinatorgarden #hive #blessedandgrateful #2023goals

Flash Friday & grateful for the lessons with the #bees! Giving them back a frame of wax & honey traces. It's a hope that it helps them this Winter time, especially the bees in the tree & the micro swarm that took of weeks ago! #shanels #shanelsflowers #2023goals #beekeepersofinstagram #bees #losgatosca #santacruzmountains

Marigolds are a new favorite! I honestly never realized until 2023 just how valuable a Fall flowering #marigold could be. Here is my reminder to grow them again next year! #shanels #shanelsflowers #2023goals #pollen #pollenplants #beekeeper #beekeepersofinstagram #love #pollinatorgarden #losgatosca #santacruzmountains

Apiary Patch of Sunshine 🐝❤️🐝 Happy Thursday everyone! #shanels #shanelsflowers #happyday #apiary #beekeepersofinstagram #losgatosca #santacruzmountains #losgatos #newbeekeeper❤️ #zinnias #marigolds #lovemyflowers #beegarden #beegardens #gardentherapy #2023goals #rosewoodfarms

Home safe & sound to the wonders of a TINY restless swarm ❤️ 🐝❤️ Wonder where they are off to? #shanels #shanelsflowers #swarm #newbeekeeper❤️ #beekeepinglife #fridayfunday #santacruzmountains #losgatosca #rosewoodfarms #2023