Bees in the package. Not something you get in the post every day!
Putting on the silly hat. The girls giggled pretty good.
My two boys helping me carry the hive out to it's location.
The three girls ran back into the house and watched from safe height and distance, hehe. :) Momma is lurking in there somewhere as well.
Getting ready to drop the girls in their home. I was as nervous as my first date!
After the boys backed off a bit, I carefully dropped them in and set up the queen and food. They all spread out calmly and fanned away.
At the entrance fanning.
The boys were braver than I and helped throughout the process with no suit or gloves (they did wrap their heads a bit!).
Dusk approaches. All is quiet. Bees are humming. Chickens are roosting behind...
Psalm 19:7-10
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
7 comments:
That's crazy!!! I'm right up there with the girls.
Ellie > Embrace the bees! You know you can! ;)
so super cool....
Ahh...no.
how long before you get honey? cool idea but the bees would be able to sense my fear right away. not a good combination.
:) Prob by early summer you can start taking some out (about a mason jar's worth). By year end in late fall, should get 1-2 gallons the first year and by end of next year about 3-4 gallons worth with this kind of hive.
Naw, honey bees are very gentle! Only danger is when you get near the hive. But if you go slowly and have some lavendar/rosemary smell rubbed on you, no probs! You can actually sit right at the entrance for hours and watch. Some will land on you and lick/sniff, and then fly off.
There are days late in summer/fall when nectar is drying up when they can get grumpy tho. ;)
Ewww! We can't come over anymore. :) Just kidding.
Cool project, guys.
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