WOW! Photos!

I am not sure what I did differently this time, but photos posted!! They are of the installing of the bees...this happened on March 31st, and that is the "official" start date of my beekeeping status...I am enjoying a book titled "Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee" by L.L. Langstroth. The subtitle is "The Classic Beekeeper's Manual" and it was originally published in 1878 (J.B. Lippincott)under the title "A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee" It is so fascinating--many references to God, which I find refreshing!!
Lord-willing, there will be more photos to share....
Bee happy!! ;0)

Why can't I post my photos?

I have photos of the 'installing' of the bees, but for some reason, they will not upload.....today I plan to go back and 'check' on the girls,specifically to see if the queens are 'laying' or not. Last week my mentor pulled wax off the frame and told my bees to 'behave' becasue the wax they were building was not uniform...5 bees came out with the frame-lifeless-so i wonder if hey got teh message:
Build that wax more uniformly girls, because it is better for you in the longrun....

A SWARM!!!! A SWARM!!

I saw my first bee swarm last Friday....at Dry Creek!!I have several good photos, --thanks to the telephoto lens my sweet hubby brought home to me a few weeks ago! About 30 feet high is a cedar tree, and way out of reach for THIS inexperienced bee-keeper to try to capture...they were there on Friday on the way TO the wedding, but gone on Sunday evening on the way home...I just wonder WHERE they took up residence.

CURRENT MOON

moon info

the old bee tree

I'm trying to upload a photo of the old bee tree, but for some reason, it isn't happening....need to experiment with this blogging thing !!

trying to decide...

I am contemplating exactly WHERE to put my bees....I have a few options but want to do what is best for me to be able to sustain my hives....there is so much to learn!!

I will pray and see what is best. The bees to replace on Dry Creek Farm just might have to wait another year!!! The bee tree is still empty--seem like a good swarming place!!