Bee Hives

Installing, maintaining, and visiting the parks beehives is a fun and memorable opportunity for park staff and guests to support the bee culture . Honey bees are truly amazing creatures to watch, and the park hives allows you to see day-to-day activities at a safe distance without disrupting or irritating the bees. On a monthly basis, the Westminster Bee Club members visit Standley’s hives to not only utilize it as an educational opportunity for new beekeepers, but also to inspect, maintain and care for the honey bees. Park staff and Westminster Bee Club members goal is to keep the apiary (a location where a collection of hives are kept) structure strong and homey to promote a healthy honey bee culture to help prevent an introduction of the Varroa mite. The Varroa mite is a devastating bee pathogen that, if left untreated, can kill an entire honeybee colony. Want to learn more about our beehive, visit the hive today!