Phone rang around before 6 am this morning. No one got to it on time, but it was as I guessed, the post office calling to say my bees were in. Kristi called again around 8 and I promptly headed off (I was ready, having been up for two hours by this point) to collect what shall hear after be known as "Hive #1" and "Hive #3". The other "Hive #3" didn't survive our last cold snap (wah! Sorry...that's not very professional), but I still have "Hive #2", so I guess I can say I did successfully winter bees for the first time.
I installed the new bees and checked on #2. There is some capped brood and I saw larva, but no eggs...nor the queen (but it's so easy to miss them). At anyrate, I'll be keeping an eye on them and see if there is anything off going on with them.
Katherine shot video of the first installation:
I installed the new bees and checked on #2. There is some capped brood and I saw larva, but no eggs...nor the queen (but it's so easy to miss them). At anyrate, I'll be keeping an eye on them and see if there is anything off going on with them.
Katherine shot video of the first installation:
I cleared up the dead hive when I was done. I left some of the component sitting out in the sunshine to work on the mold that inevitably grows inside.
All in all a pretty painless process (for me; Katherine actually got stung!) and I now have three hives a-buzzin' again! :)
All in all a pretty painless process (for me; Katherine actually got stung!) and I now have three hives a-buzzin' again! :)
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