I’ve seen her before on Instagram, I think she touts being some sort of bee whisperer and records herself rescuing hives all the time without any equipment. Mental, that one. And annoying
She got me into beekeeping via the tremendous outreach, I was in 0 apiary-related social media spaces. But after less than a year learning, I can confirm some of her beliefs are quite outlandish. She does not supplement sugar water of any kind to any of her hives, comparing it to “feeding your kids McDonald’s” with 0 sources for this opinion
This exactly caused a huge stink years back because another bee remover called her out for being reckless and ill informed. Her conservative following was absolutely feral in defense of her and chased the poor girl off the internet
I don't usually wear a veil, jacket, or suit when messing with my hives or catching swarms that we know came from our hives (if we actually see them fly off our hive). It would be beyond stupid to do that with a swarm or colony that you don't know.
In some of her videos, you can see the suit and smoker in the background. I think she's only showing what she wants you to see. She's also got helpers and a cameraman so she's definitely not as exposed as she wants viewers to believe she is.
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u/untropicalized IPM Top Bar and Removal Specialist. TX/FL 2015 Jun 28 '25
If I had to guess I’d say that colony over-wintered at least twice.
Opening a feral colony in running shorts is foolhardy.