Log Beehive Installed at Bonneville Dam

Log Beehive Installed at Bonneville Dam. I was called back for a second swarm at the Dam but this time we decided to keep the bees on site and install into a log beehive.

The coloring of the bees are a rich gold with just a hint of black stripes. Originally, we were going to bring a swarm into the Bonneville Dam area but have now decided against this in order to somewhat protect the genetic line.

Bonneville Lock & Dam, built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was the first federal lock and dam on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The project’s first powerhouse, spillway and original navigation lock were completed in 1938 to improve navigation on Columbia River and provide hydropower to the Pacific Northwest. A second powerhouse was completed in 1981, and a larger navigation lock in 1993.

Today, the project is a critical part of the water resource management system that provides flood risk management, power generation, water quality improvement, irrigation, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation along the Columbia River.

A Public Works Administration project of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, portions of Bonneville Lock and Dam Project were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/bonnev...

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