Lea’s Bees

Lea’s Bees Pure honey from a local beekeeper

05/09/2026

Time for more space 😎

Beekeeping presentation at Yulee Primary School. Kids loved learning about bees and honey 🐝💛🍯Zachary Lea
04/09/2026

Beekeeping presentation at Yulee Primary School. Kids loved learning about bees and honey 🐝💛🍯
Zachary Lea

04/08/2026

Thousands of bees cluster in silence, not to strike, but to wait.

What looks like danger is often a colony between decisions.

But the part most people miss is what that pause actually means.

When a hive divides, the old queen leaves with a large portion of workers, forming a temporary mass on a branch or structure. This cluster acts as a living shelter, wrapping tightly around the queen while scout bees spread out in search of a new site.

Each scout evaluates cavities by size, entrance shape, and protection, then returns to signal its findings through waggle dances. Over hours or even days, competing options are tested until the colony reaches a collective decision.

During this window, the swarm carries no young to defend and no stored honey to protect. Their priority is movement, not conflict, which makes them far less reactive than an established hive anchored to resources.

This is why experienced beekeepers can safely collect them, guiding the entire group into a new box before they relocate on their own.

What looks like a threat is actually a pause filled with purpose.

04/06/2026

🍊Sweet blooms, busy bees

04/05/2026

Zachary Lea beekeepers’ wives will understand🐝🥹

A big thanks to Blackrock Photography. ❤️🐝
03/05/2026

A big thanks to Blackrock Photography. ❤️🐝

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!!! 🐝

The girls are out getting some of the last pollen of the year, getting ready for the winter. 🐝 💛
11/01/2025

The girls are out getting some of the last pollen of the year, getting ready for the winter. 🐝 💛

We’ll be at the Fernandina Beach Market Place tomorrow, Wednesday October 15th 9 am - 1 pm. Come get some fresh local 🍯 ...
10/14/2025

We’ll be at the Fernandina Beach Market Place tomorrow, Wednesday October 15th 9 am - 1 pm. Come get some fresh local 🍯 and homemade 🕯️made from pure beeswax.

We’ll be Fernandina Beach Market Place tomorrow, Wednesday September 17th 9 am - 1 pm. Come get some fresh local 🍯 and h...
09/16/2025

We’ll be Fernandina Beach Market Place tomorrow, Wednesday September 17th 9 am - 1 pm. Come get some fresh local 🍯 and homemade 🕯️made from pure beeswax
Zachary Lea

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97591 Chester River Road
Yulee, FL
32097

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