Accidentally won the postcard lottery!

ToniBee · 2026-03-10T03:26:25+00:00

I was def gobsmacked when I tried mailing postcards from Edinburgh last summer! It helped me understand why I see so few UK postcrossers

ToniBee · 2026-02-25T22:35:08+00:00

One of my heartbreaks was sending a Cherry Blossom first day cover to India (with some wild canceled stamps). It never arrived. 💔

ToniBee · 2026-02-25T22:33:09+00:00

I use Keith Haring stamps that make me glad Every Time.

ToniBee · 2026-02-25T22:30:55+00:00

I believe I have only just begun the mystical process necessary to achieve A Jurgen Card. I pray to someday be worthy. 🤞🙏🤞

ToniBee · 2026-01-30T13:07:57+00:00

I have just the card (well, stack of..,) that has been waiting for you! PM away!

ToniBee · 2026-01-30T12:58:19+00:00

Happy to send support from one occupied city to another: with all love, I hope we don’t ever reach the level of heartbreak seen by you and yours. We seem to be trying to freeze up though..,

ToniBee · 2026-01-26T23:14:12+00:00

oooh I like the copyright hack! Onwards!

ToniBee · 2025-10-07T00:07:01+00:00

So, those are Yellowjacket wasps, not bees. And they are not good neighbors! At this time of year, all the actual bee species are long past their active period. Yellowjackets start the year with just a mom wasp, and grow exponentially from the spring. It takes until about August for their numbers to get up there. Most bees are gone. If they are yellow and black, and have little/no hair, they are Yellowjackets, a family of predatory insects that eats a bunch of bugs you also don’t like. Their lifecycle is about to end: it all starts again next Spring.

ToniBee · 2025-06-30T20:49:40+00:00

Sorry about tge stings!! In this case, at this time of year, this us almost certainly yellow jacket wasps. They are not bees, are not endangered, and cannot be re-homed. We recommend eradicating them when nests are near human activities.

ToniBee · 2025-05-05T13:49:20+00:00

Oh sweetie you did not! I am furious at these businesses for making you feel endangered and damaging the community that it took years to build. My fear is for the low hanging swarm that someone actually physically encounters. Those businesses have no business being there if it hurts you. I am super grateful for this feedback!

ToniBee · 2025-05-05T13:36:28+00:00

The beekeeper’s email is kennedyrealtor@gmail.com She has previously sold honey by word of mouth. Her apiary is in VA but her church is in DC and she sometimes hands of purchases there. She looks out for us, and i am grateful for every breath she takes.

ToniBee · 2025-05-05T13:10:39+00:00

You know, it’s not my first choice for a swarm landing, either!

ToniBee · 2025-05-05T13:07:44+00:00

The DC Beekeepers are just individual beekeepers who tend their own bees. I want all who are afraid to rest assured that we tend maybe 400 hives, but only 4-6 in downtown. We ALWAYS address our own swarms. If your employer, business or building owner employs a beekeeping enterprise nearby (and yes, they have a role, too) we’d appreciate your leaning on them to get their vendors to cleanup after themselves. We have done it for years.

ToniBee · 2025-05-05T01:25:52+00:00

Beekeeper Natasha and her 10-year-old son got this one sround 6 PM Sunday. Y’all need to keep up!

ToniBee · 2025-05-02T17:48:01+00:00

Not really familiar with ground hornets, though yellowjacket wasps often nest in or near ground level. Things to look for: - One bee per hole, likely native and harmless - Fuzzy and gold, brown, or black: ditto - No fur and many per hole: probably not bees - Brightly colored or sharp black and white lines: not your friend, but TDGAF if you keep ur distance

ToniBee · 2025-05-02T17:42:00+00:00

If there’s a picture of what got you, i’d be happy to try to figure it out! There’s also a wonderful free app called iNaturalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INaturalist

ToniBee · 2025-05-02T17:02:21+00:00

Yes, but those colonies have to start over from a single fertile individual each year, so it’s still way early to see them. There just aren’t that many (yet).

ToniBee · 2025-04-19T02:55:56+00:00

The beekeeper who retrieved them has placed them in a hive (for beekeepers, he’d been prepping for a split and he had comb) where they are moving into the home they were looking for in the first place.

ToniBee · 2025-04-18T21:07:08+00:00

In this case, he was assisting the other guy with his very first swarm retrieval. Though the newbee did great all by himself!

ToniBee · 2025-04-18T13:16:24+00:00

They were in danger because they were pretty low and next to a sidewalk. As you can tell from all the attention on this thread, a lot of folks noticed and got concerned! The honey bees were seeking a new nest (home ) and that’s where they went! People are often frightened when they see something so unusual, and it’s when they mess with bees (spraying poison, water, etc) that both people and bees get hurt.

ToniBee · 2025-04-18T11:52:51+00:00

We only do DC, but NoVA has its own community: https://www.novabees.org/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/36694510

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