Hi drakeschicks, good to see a newbie about to enter the exciting world of beekeeping. In your class are they saying to go with two hives (at least) so that you can compare and have extra brood to move around if you need it? I believe that the Langstroth hive is the best way to go also. Just a...
Those are some happy bees. What is blooming that has them so excited? We've got goldenrod, asters and a few sunflowers left. I hope the girls are taking advantage of this nice weather and are packing the stores in.
Those are some awesome pics Sgtmom52. Your queen is doing an excellent job. The two hives on the left have a good number of bees, did you put honey supers on them? We are doing our harvest now, looks to be a good one.
Yippee! A beekeeping thread! DH and I have been keeping bees for over 15 years separately and 4 years together. In fact, bees are what brought us together. We keep around 200 hives and are chemical free having what we call "survivor bees" and keep them in Langstroth hives using PermaComb frames...