Hive Inspection (June 8, 2018)
This is the first time we have been able to take a peek inside the hive since we relocated our new “nuc” of bees to their new home last month. These photos show that the girls are beginning to pull comb. If you look closely, you can see the “bulge” above the actual flat foundation. […]
Bee Pick-Up, Relocation & Installation
This was the day we’ve prepared for. We took the bee keeping course. We built the apiary. We ordered, built and painted the hive. We ordered the bees. We ordered the feeder and protective gear. We made the sugar water. We pick up the bees today! I made the 9:00 a.m. appointment at the Eclectic […]
Building The Hive
Now that we have the site for the apiary completed, it’s time to build the actual hive. As you may remember (if you have read our blog), Santa hooked us up with a complete hive kit from Mann Lake Ltd. The kit came nicely boxed with everything we needed to construct the hive (a bottom […]
Building in the Creature Comforts For the Beekeepers (Not the Bees)
As we live in a neighborhood, I was concerned about having to cut grass around the new hive,and was wondering if cutting grass around them would in anyway provoke or irritate the bees. When I asked this question at the Central Alabama Beekeeper Association, the short answer was “No, the bees don’t care if you […]
Apiary Construction Begins
a·pi·ar·y [ˈāpēˌerē] noun a place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives. Today we started building a “home” for our bees. It’s not that beees are very picky about where they live, but having them in a neighborhood could possibly ensue some panic among neighbors, so we decided to build a privacy fence for our […]
Picked Up The Materials
As we live in a neighborhood, we gave some thought to our apiary design. Just in the short time since we made the decision to keep bees, we have learned that, for the most part, the public at large is scared of honey bees (or any kind of insect for that matter). With this in […]