Sunday, May 12, 2013

Finishing Bee Installation

Breathing a sigh of relief with Package #1 in their new home!  The metal can is the sugar water that came in the package to feed the bees as they traveled from the south to our pickup point, and then on to their new home. The syrup in the can was poured into the hivetop feeder along with the syrup made Friday.



We moved on to Package #2. Feeling more confident with our process, we moved a little quicker this second time around!  Plus, we now had some company -- clump of bees from Hive #1 buzzing around!


Two packages of bees, two nice bee hives!  Now to sit back (several yards away!), relax, and watch "The Girls"  get use to their new homes and watch them "dance"!  


SUCCESS!


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  1. UnknownMay 12, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Is that Styrofoam on your hives? if so, why are you using that instead of the normal structure?

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    1. Winter campersMay 13, 2013 at 6:32 AM

      Hello! Yes, it is the hive top feeder recommended by the Beekeeping Center where we purchased our bees and hive materials. it holds up to 3 gallons of syrup. Once it warms up (frost warnings are out for the ne t few days!) and the bees have a good local feeding supply, we will take off the feeder until autumn

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