Our Backyard Bee Journey!💗🐝

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Looks delicious

It's pretty tasty!

 

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It was around 100° yesterday, so the bees were bearding on their front porch. It's supposed to hit 105° today and I have no doubt it's going to get there. I'm so glad we gave them shade and air movement, or it would be even worse for them.

 

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As the temps approach 105°, I thought I would share a video of the girls trying to cool off the hive.

A bee can move their wings 200-300 times a second... amazing!

 

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A video looking up into the hive through the screened bottom board.
Took this one awhile back.

 

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On a cucumber blossom!

 

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I was sitting out by my hive a few weeks ago, watching them jet out and come in. It was so mesmerizing. They move so fast. I decided to take a slow motion video of them.

 

[R2elk]

Where is the Air Traffic Controller when you need one?

 

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Where is the Air Traffic Controller when you need one?

You can see one of the bees in my video fly right into the side of the box...I was so surprised, but they move so fast, so maybe I shouldn't be...lol

 

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We've been gone for a few days. It was quite warm when we got home, so I waited to do some of my outside chores until this evening. I was deadheading the flowers in my bee garden when I was blessed with this beautiful sunset.

We will be inspecting our hives on Tuesday, to assess how many honey frames will be ready to be extracted next week. We will also be bottling a portion of the honey we already extracted. I have a long list of friends & family to share with. We're also donating a couple of jars to our senior center fundraiser auction. It's going to bee a busy week.

 

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We've been gone for a few days. It was quite warm when we got home, so I waited to do some of my outside chores until this evening. I was deadheading the flowers in my bee garden when I was blessed with this beautiful sunset.
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We will be inspecting our hives on Tuesday, to assess how many honey frames will be ready to be extracted next week. We will also be bottling a portion of the honey we already extracted. I have a long list of friends & family to share with. We're also donating a couple of jars to our senior center fundraiser auction. It's going to bee a busy week.

That's a gorgeous sunset photo!