Tommy E’s Honey Bees

05/16/2026

Hey all my local friends-we will be here tomorrow selling some really cool old stuff. And we will be selling Tommy E’s Honey!! Come by & say 👋.

04/29/2026

Swarm season is upon us!! If you see something that looks like this-please let us know. It could be in a tree, on a house or a car….. You can message me here or call Tom @ 609.868.8959
He will come & safely relocate them to a proper hive.
Thank you.

04/23/2025

Bees hide a surprising secret.
When the hive loses its queen, who alone is able to give life to the colony and maintain order in a perfectly organized society, all seems lost. The life of the hive slows down. Without new eggs, the future is lost. In a few weeks, the colony may be doomed.
But the bees do not panic. Nor do they expect salvation from outside.
Demonstrating extraordinary collective intelligence and profound instincts, they trigger spectacular emergency procedures, almost unimaginable in a world dominated by insects.
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◆ The transformation begins with a simple but essential choice
The worker bees choose common larvae - those who would normally be mere workers. They are nothing special. They are not born different. But their fate changes completely.
They are chosen to receive a special food: royal jelly. A rare substance, produced by healthy bees, rich in proteins, vitamins and bioactive compounds. This is royal food in the purest sense of the word.

The larvae fed exclusively with this substance no longer follow the normal path. Within a few days, their bodies develop differently. The ovaries become active. The body grows larger, stronger. Life span multiplied by almost twenty.

She will not work. She will command. She will not follow a routine. She will give life.
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The queen is not chosen based on her genes. She is created.

What makes this process so fascinating is that worker bees and queens share the same genetic code. DNA does not determine destiny. It is nutrition. Attention. The decisions of the hive.

It is as if, in a humane society, you could take an ordinary child and, by giving them the necessary care, environment and support, make them an extraordinary leader. Without genetic intervention. Without fireworks. Just with support and vision.
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A leader is born out of a crisis
This metamorphosis does not just save the larvae. It saves the entire colony.

Once the new queen is ready, she takes over the hive, begins to lay eggs, restores order and begins a new cycle of collective life. Threatened with extinction, the colony is reborn stronger, more organized, more balanced.

A silent but profound lesson
The bee shows us, without words, that in times of great crisis, despair is not a gamble, but clarity. A plan. The right choice. Attention and direction.
In their world, a queen is not born. She is supported. Fed. Guided.
And perhaps, as in the Hive, in life, it is not what you start out with that matters, but what you receive, how you are treated, and the decisions others make in difficult times.
Because sometimes it is in the most difficult times that the strongest leaders are born.
Not by chance. But by crisis, vision, and transformation.

04/05/2025

Hey everyone, it’s swarm season. 😅🐝🐝🐝🐝
If you see a cluster of bees in a tree, on the side of a house, in a bush……please don’t disturb them. They are a hive that has swarmed. They are just there to regroup & will move on in a few hours to a day. If you must remove them, please reach out to us. We will come, safely remove them & relocate them into a new hive. You can reach Tom at 609.868.8959

07/05/2024

Of course my husband picks one of the hottest days to go into the hives! On a positive note, I think I sweated off 5 pounds! And I literally had a “ bee in my bonnet “. Lol

06/25/2023

Good morning!!

05/25/2023

05/25/2023

Getting a hive that was in a tree that got cut down.

05/08/2023

Did you know that... there are living enzymes in honey?
Did you know that... it is not recommended to store your metal spoon within your honey for long periods of time as this will then cause the metal corrosion.
Did you know that... there are between 10 and 80,000 bees in one hive?
Did you know that... Honey contains a substance that helps the human brain work better?
Did you know that...honey is the ONLY food on earth that alone...can sustain human life?
Did you know that bees saved people in Africa from starvation?
Did you know that... One teaspoon of honey is enough to sustain human life for 24 hours?
Did you know that... Propolis produced by bees is the most powerful natural ANTIBIOTIC?
Did you know that... to get 1g. poison, need a sting from over 10,000 bees?
Did you know that... honey has no expiration date?
Did you know that... honey is the first form (currency)
of the world... as payment?
Do you know that... to gain 1 kg. honey do you need the nectar of over 1,000,000 flowers?
Did you know that... The first coins in the world had a painted bee 🐝?
Did you know that...honey is best consumed with honeycomb?
Did you know that... there is a special wooden spoon for honey, not a metal one?
Did you know that... bee pastures are the healthiest food in the world?
Did you know that... Pollen can have more than 1500 colors and shades?
Did you know that... a bee can fly at a speed of over 60 km/h?
Did you know that... In Great Britain, the royal family consumes Romanian honey?
Did you know that... manna honey... is made from the saliva of some bugs called "fatties"?
Did you know that... the bodies of the great emperors of the world were buried in golden caskets and then covered with honey to prevent rotting?
Did you know that bees are the ONLY bugs that produce food for humans?
Did you know that... The name "HONEYMOON" comes from the fact that newlyweds consumed honey and mead for fertility after the wedding?
Did you know that... The mother (queen) lays twice her weight in eggs in one day?
- Did you know that... The mother has a "section" called the spermatic cord?
- Did you know... that bees flap their wings more than 11,000 times a minute?
Did you know that... the only honey that can be enjoyed by those allergic to bee products is manna (manuka) honey.
Did you know that...manuka honey is the best honey for women?
Did you know that... Acacia honey is not sweetened?
Do you know that...
A bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1000 flowers and produces less than a teaspoon of honey, but for her it's a lifetime! ❤️

Thanks, BEES! 🐝 🧡🐝🧡🐝 🧡🐝 🧡🐝

04/14/2023

This is from a swarm hive. They built these around a frame that was in there in just 2 days!!!