Bees at Home

The first colony of bees has arrived and they are feeling quite at home in their new hive. My mentor, John, came by and we transferred them from his wooden nuc box into my eight-frame super. After only three days, they had already begun drawing comb on the new foundation, had eaten quite a lot of the supplemental syrup that I had given them, and the Queen had already laid eggs in almost every available cell.

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I gave them another jar of syrup and will check on them next weekend. Their pollen baskets were all full, some light yellow and some a very deep orange – they have been exploring the yard and found a lot of new flowering plants. The black locust, iris, holly, chickweed, and all of the wildflowers have been top of the menu.

And as if things weren’t rolling already, I got an email tonight that my second nuc is ready for pick-up. I guess I better get the second hive painted stat.

IMG_5428In other news, the King George Farmers’ Market is open and everyone is selling jam. I bought a muscadine and a blackberry – Sunday was about jam tasting. You know I love a good jam – any flavor (within reason) – bring it on!

King George Farmers’ Market

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