Putting the Bees in the Hive

The bees were driven up from Georgia and we met the farmer at his house.  We brought the bees home in a Rubber Maid Bin in our trunk!

 The can is foul of suger water.

 Here I am taking out the queen.  She is in a separate screen box.  She can communicate with her colony.

 The Queen.

 You have to take the cork out.  The worker bees will chew in the rest of the way, through some candy, and the queen will be released.  This takes 4 to 7 days.

 Here we are shaking the bees in.

 Queen #2

 You have to gently move the bees to put the frames in.

 See how they stay near the queen?

The Hive Set Up

A screen can serve as a mouse block in the hive's entryway.

You put a feeder in each hive. It takes the space of two frames. See the hole?  Bees can go down into it and get the sugar water.

This is a frame covered in bees wax.

Here is a wooden inner frame with a vent hole.

Here is an outer cover.

This is a brick to keep the cover on.