The Queen in Hive #1 is Busy!

On Saturday, we inspected hive number one and found the colony thriving. Every frame was completely filled, and there were signs of a good ratio of eggs, larvae, and capped brood. The queen is a great clean and is busy at work! See if you can identify her in the picture below!

Picked Up The Bees!

On March 31st, Dan and I drove to Flagstaff, AZ to pick up our two 4 pound "packages" of bees.  I purchased them from Craig Noorlander (Papa Bear's Honey from Englewood, NM).  Craig harvested the packages of Italian bees from a farm in northern California.

I transported the bees in the trunk of the car, with the truck slightly open to allow for some air flow to make sure it didn't get hot (I tied it down to make sure it didn't flap on the 4 hour drive back to Tucson).

Bees are emerging from the hive

After a day of getting situated in hive #1 (the one in my backyard), the bees are starting to emerge!

The Mighty Fisherwoman!

Though Ivy didn't actually catch those fish, she was successful at convincing the family to give them to her!

We had a great afternoon fishing at Rose Canyon Lake!

Photos from Hive #2

All:

Hive #2 (the one at the Hardy's ranch) is doing well. We found the queen! She was out and around on the frames and was laying!

See the attached photos

Re: Photos from Hive #1

Sorry, the previous email didn't include the photos.  Here they are.

On Apr 4, 2014 2:51 PM, "Joshua S. Clark" <joshsclark@gmail.com> wrote:

After four full days of anticipation, I opened hive number one (the one in my backyard) to discover that the Queen was free from her little cage, comb was drawn, I saw honey I, pollen, and little tiny eggs! The queen is laying! Hooray!

Photos from Hive #1

After four full days of anticipation, I opened hive number one (the one in my backyard) to discover that the Queen was free from her little cage, comb was drawn, I saw honey I, pollen, and little tiny eggs! The queen is laying! Hooray!