This is the second video of a two part series- Beekeeper and Commercial Queen Breeder, Jose Uribe, heads up to our Lassen Yard to assess the bees. The Dixie Fire previously rolled through the property and our bees had survived thanks to the ranch team on watch and firefighters which were staged on site. Unfortunately, the week following, an amber flew into the bee yard and ignited half of the yard. Sadly we lost 36 colonies in total. This video was shot towards the end of July; by August 6th the fire had grown to become the largest single (i.e. non-complex) wildfire in California's history.
Once at the property, Jose meets up with Steve Graham and chats with him briefly about the fire burning through the property and the natural spring housing that was destroyed, as well as work done to save the oldest standing barn in California. It was built in 1867-187; it took 3 years to build, all by hand, and was the first homestead in Plumas County. The team was stationed at the property for several weeks, equipped with fire hoses and water to put out any spot fires and protect the structures from burning.
As dusk falls, Jose loads what is left of the remaining bees onto the truck and heads east to relocate them onto a new ranch for the time being. Despite the new yard being 45 minutes away, it is also threatened by the Dixie Fire. Feeling confidant about their safety, Jose leaves the bees at the new location which is surrounded by irrigated alfalfa fields. While at the yard, he briefly shares how to introduce new foundation to existing colonies.
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