A Beautiful Day in the hives...
I decided to check the hives today (August 18, 2022) because the weather is so nice, as you can see from the picture above. My plan was to check progress and collect honey if there was any ready. I did prepare a medium super of drawn comb to put on top of the vertical hive. I opened it first. The bees have moved up into the second deep, which is good. They are still mostly on the drawn comb, as I expected. So, I put the medium of drawn comb on top, and we will see what happen
A nostalgic day...
On July 22, 2022, my daughter, Anneliese and I checked the hives. Anneliese was always my beekeeping partner until she had a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting several years ago. After that, she bought a more secure bee suit, but she was still very nervous. Then she was away at school for several years. Now, she felt ready and excited about the possibility of actually harvesting honey, something we have not done much of in the intervening years! I did light the smoker to
