There were lots of questions and thankfully we took pictures too. Now, totally dismissing the questions that we asked our fellow Beeks at the monthly club meeting, the good news is we caught babies emerging from cells. I could look at photos of them emerging forEVER!  Such a wonderful feeling! 

The small hive beetle has finally shown it's ugly self. I guess it was too much to ask to not have them appear. Hive1 and Hive2 we see a few occasionally when we open the cover. Hive3 has managed to run a couple to the beetle trap. 

Wonderful morning visiting a friends 7 hive apiary. Great to see how she inspects and documents the hives.  I love seeing all the activity on each frame. Such a lovely area with a field of buckwheat. Beautiful! 

Picked up the NUC late last night. By the time we got home and installed the bees it was almost midnight. Needless to say the bees were not happy. After being dragged out of their home right at dark and with a light drizzle, by the time got home and moved them yet again, they were not happy campers. Night installs, never again. 

Poor pitiful hive...used bits and pieces to put this one together until we can get all of it's own ~parts. 

All boxed in.

Three in a row. :D 

Found someone in North Georgia that has NUC's. Throwing together another hive body. I won't have time to get it totally painted before pick. I guess we will just make the bits and pieces work.  Hive3 here we come.......

I had a hitchhiker come into the house with me. I just took her back to the hive. She rode on my hand the entire way. 

Hanging out on the landing. If only I could convince them to pose for me :D 

Love to see the ladies come to the edge watching me. 

Always good to see the queen.