By Kelsey Stratton If our campaign is to “save the pollinators,” then we must place our focus not on honeybees, but on the numerous native, noncommercialized species that face a far greater threat. Their names: mason, leafcutter, bumblebee, carpenter, halictid, blueberry, and orchard, to name a few. Unlike honeybees who were brought from Europe to […]
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Birkley Services | NKY HVAC | NKY Heating, Cooling, Electric
Matt Birkley relocating a swarm of bees on 4-3-17 on N. Fort Thomas Avenue. FTM file. Yesterday on our Facebook page, we posted Fort Thomas resident and co-owner of Birkley Services, Matt Birkley, removing a swarm of bees on N. Fort Thomas Avenue. 781-5777. This is an advertisement. Birkley is an experienced beekeeper. Fort Thomas […]
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Matt Birkley: Taking Care of Local HVAC Needs and Thousands of Bees
Matt Birkley, co-owner of Birkley Services and local beekeeper Sometimes hobbies catch us by surprise. Take Matt Birkley, for example, of Birkley Services. Six years ago, while at his daughter’s Irish dance class, he noted a fellow father reading a book about beekeeping. Intrigued, Birkley talked to the father. Once home, Birkley bought some books […]