Finally got my hives painted! Took a bit longer than I’d expected, but not too bad. You’ll notice that one of the hives has a light brown stripe near the bottom. I’ve read that the Italian race of bees finds…
Two Times the Fun
My bees are now on order. I was fortunate to get a nucleus colony (or “nuc”) reserved from Betterbee two Saturdays ago. The order form went live at 2pm, and I placed my order at 2:01. Glad I did; they…
Hive is Here!
Three big boxes from Betterbee have arrived! All my hive components are now sitting in our living room. I took a few minutes to pull everything out to take a look at what I bought and to see if I…