Our new beehive.
If you look closely, you can see one of those little buzzers flying back into the hive.
Let me preemptively answer your burning questions:
- No, we have never had bees before.
- No, we don't know what we're doing.
- Yes, the yellow thing in the front is a feeder. It's just to get them started.
- No, we didn't catch a swarm, we took bees from a friend's hive & are hopeful that they are making a queen.
- Yes, it's a hobby.
- No, we won't be selling the honey.
- Yes, we are excited to harvest the honey (probably in late winter).
- Yes, the neighbors are cool with it, and in fact were excited when we set it up last weekend.
- Yes, this has been the longest week ever and that feeling is reflected in my lack of enthusiasm for this week's "project".
5 comments:
What a cool experiment! I hope it goes well for you!
Wow. Good luck!
I don't want to admit how jealous I am, and thus have fully admitted that I am so jealous. Good luck with your bees!
Bees.... the #2 thing on my scared-of list. #1 is wasps :)
But I LOVE honey... good luck!!
:)
Soon as I saw the thumbnail my heart started racing! I am coveting a hive in our backyard. I have been talking it up for a year now and my husband still looks at me like I am insane. So, I won't be harvesting my honey with you this winter.....maybe next year! Good luck!
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