New Hobby: Bee Keeping

shade · 05-23-2017, 02:48 PM

Hey Vin. Great shots of your frames. Your queen is really laying a nice brood pattern, and she's really phat to boot.

What I find fascinating is how quickly the bees get their house in order, from drawing comb, to gathering pollen and nectar, and raising brood.

I had a swarm come and take residence in an empty three box hive two weeks ago. Checked on their progress Sunday, and they had already filled two boxes with honey!! Timing is everything I guess. In our location we were in the middle of a tulip poplar, and locust bloom when they arrived. Seems they know what to do and when to do it, and the girls got me three times in my hands. Felt great!

05-23-2017, 02:48 PM	#11
shade Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Lititz, PA Posts: 212 Trading: (5)	Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping Hey Vin. Great shots of your frames. Your queen is really laying a nice brood pattern, and she's really phat to boot. What I find fascinating is how quickly the bees get their house in order, from drawing comb, to gathering pollen and nectar, and raising brood. I had a swarm come and take residence in an empty three box hive two weeks ago. Checked on their progress Sunday, and they had already filled two boxes with honey!! Timing is everything I guess. In our location we were in the middle of a tulip poplar, and locust bloom when they arrived. Seems they know what to do and when to do it, and the girls got me three times in my hands. Felt great!