Saturday we picked up this package of 12,000 bees with a Queen from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton.
The Queen was in a tiny separate box...here's Shanny creating a tiny opening.
Then we shook them out of their box....over the hive.
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.
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.
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