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Welcoming our new hives

4/8/2014

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We installed 9 new hives last week!  You can see how Robert installs a new hive of bees in the below video. 
New hives are not aggressive, they're actually quite passive because they don't have anything to protect {except for the queen}.  These girls traveled all the way from Georgia and were pretty ready for a new home.  

First Robert removes the queen cage to be sure the queen is still alive and mobile.  He sets it aside and pours the bees into the hive.  To attract the bees to the frames he sprays them with sugar syrup.  They are hungry and thirsty after their travels so they are eager to eat.  He then removes the cork from one end of the queen cage.  Hard candy still imprisons the queen, giving the bees time to get to know her before releasing her into the hive.  He places the queen cage between the frames and we leave them be for a couple of days.  Robert will return to remove the other cork, releasing the queen {if they haven't eaten through the candy yet} into the hive.  

We're excited to see these new hives grow and store honey for the winter.  Our established hives are currently gathering pollen and nectar, making honey which we will steal in June!
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Barrie Moore Marsh
4/17/2014 11:56:38 am

Oh. My. I would freak out! Soooo many bees!!! Looking forward to the honey though!

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Erin
4/17/2014 11:31:04 pm

We are too Barrie! The bees are actually really docile when they don't have a hive to protect so you would be braver than you think :)

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John Sturgess
6/11/2014 01:21:30 pm

*We are currently sold out of honey but will have it available again in June.

I saw this in the Honey section. Is there a timeline for your honey this summer ?

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John Sturgess
6/25/2014 06:25:40 am

Saw your last line saying that " making honey which we will steal in June! " When do you plan on having some for sale ?

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John Sturgess link
6/25/2014 06:31:25 am

Saw your last line saying that " making honey which we will steal in June! " When do you plan on having some for sale ?..

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