Day #210 High-Rise Apartments for Apis Mellifera

Yippee! My yellow hive now is two stories tall.

Late Monday morning I started the smoker, opened the hive, and saw the most beautiful array of brown-capped brood and white-capped honey. The frames were full enough that I could move the center one up into a second hive body.

I took the time to check each of the frames, and they were all simply beautiful. I didn't spot the queen, but there were loads of eggs and baby bee larvae.

Life doesn’t get much better than this. I hope you’re cheering along with me.

FRANattitude for Day # 210:

       Blessed are all the library staff members who treated us Georgia authors like royalty last weekend as we talked with library patrons at the “Barefoot in the Park” Art Festival.

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Day #206 Come on Over

This afternoon, I'll be adding a second story to my yellow hive. They’ve done so well in only two and a half weeks, that they’ve almost filled the first hive body.

I’ll also be moving the bees that are in the white hive into a new box, one that I put together myself and stained brown to match the deck. So from now on the white hive will be known as “the brown hive.” Clear as mud?

If you want to come by and watch the process, give me a call. I have an extra veil I can lend you. You might even catch the bee-fascination bug, and want your own hives!

BEEattitude for Day # 206:

       Blessed are those who discover new talents, for they shall thrive.

One thing Fran is grateful for right now:

       The HUGE potato plants growing in a garbage can on my deck, thanks to an article in Mother Earth News

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