The Honey Factory

[R2elk]

Honeybee licking up some sugar water.

 

[duluthralphie]

It was 42°F in the shade when they arrived and they are predicting a cold front and more snow so I went ahead and hived them.
Hive number one.

Cluster hanging from sugar candy.

Sugar candy

Cluster on queen cage.

Open package

After being dumped in hive

Queen bee in cage

Frames back in place with queen cage suspended between two frames

Queen excluder

Medium super

Inner cover

Hive closed up

I had one mishap with this group. One bee felt like it was squeezed to hard and committed suicide by stinging the base of my thumb. The palm base of my thumb is now swollen and hot.

I was going to comment on your lack of gloves..

 

[shawluvsbirds]

It was 42°F in the shade when they arrived and they are predicting a cold front and more snow so I went ahead and hived them.
Hive number one.

Cluster hanging from sugar candy.

Sugar candy

Cluster on queen cage.

Open package

After being dumped in hive

Queen bee in cage

Frames back in place with queen cage suspended between two frames

Queen excluder

Medium super

Inner cover

Hive closed up

I had one mishap with this group. One bee felt like it was squeezed to hard and committed suicide by stinging the base of my thumb. The palm base of my thumb is now swollen and hot.

No gloves or anything!
Your crazy!

 

[duluthralphie]

No gloves or anything!
Your crazy!

His bees must be lappers.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

His bees must be lappers.

Stinging lappers! Nooo says I!!

 

[R2elk]

His bees must be lappers.

My thumb doesn't feel like they were lappers.

 

[R2elk]

No gloves or anything!
You're crazy!

I can't believe you missed the short finger!!

 

[R2elk]

I was going to comment on your lack of gloves..

No veil either.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I can't believe you missed the short finger!!

Wwweelll ... I just figured a dux bit it off so I wasn't gonna say nothin.
I did however notice you needs to clean under your fingernails.

 

[R2elk]

Wwweelll ... I just figured a dux bit it off so I wasn't gonna say nothin.
I did however notice you needs to clean under your fingernails.

No dux here. I fed it to a jointer. Dirty fingernails don't bother anyone or anything that lives here. Got to give the germs somewhere to live.