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Saturday we picked up this package of 12,000 bees with a Queen from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton.
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The Queen was in a tiny separate box...here's Shanny creating a tiny opening.
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Blowing smoke helps them go into their hive.
Sandor got stung once, but I didn't. Just a few stragglers were flying around, but they really want to go into the box to be with the Queen.
Sandor got stung once, but I didn't. Just a few stragglers were flying around, but they really want to go into the box to be with the Queen.
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By early evening, all the bees had gone into the box!
Now, they'll get busy building up the hive. It'll take a year before we can harvest any honey.
We'll need to add another box in a few months, because this is a small hive.
Now, they'll get busy building up the hive. It'll take a year before we can harvest any honey.
We'll need to add another box in a few months, because this is a small hive.