This is the second time we've used our smoker before going into our hive and I must say we were much more successful this go round. Suffice it to say that several of our precious honeybees were toasted our first time .
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Checking the Bees
Beekeeping is new to our entire family so we are all excited to get into our hive and check out the hard work that is being done. Today MB and I went in to check on our queen and see what kind of work has been going on in the past 2 weeks since we've installed our first package.
This is the second time we've used our smoker before going into our hive and I must say we were much more successful this go round. Suffice it to say that several of our precious honeybees were toasted our first time .
MB and I checked about 3 frames before we found her, our beautifully marked queen bee. She has been working hard as there were nearly 5 frames full of capped brood (baby bees "to be"). I think we are lifelong beekeepers from this point on.
This is the second time we've used our smoker before going into our hive and I must say we were much more successful this go round. Suffice it to say that several of our precious honeybees were toasted our first time .
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