After some time away...

I figured it's about time to start blogging again after a little time away. It wasn't due to the fact I've not had anything to write about, but I was involved in an "incident" and we'll just leave it at that. NO, I wasn't arrested or anything.. Just some other stuff going on; that's all.

Anyways.. Back to the Bee's!

The weather has been awesome here in North Georgia the last few days! the one "live hive" is moving quite well! I'm even seeing the girls bringing in pollen! Whatever is blooming, they've apparently found it! I'm enjoying watching them coming in and out. I was told to go ahead and start feeding them to help jump start activity. So, I have a Boardman Feeder with 2:1 sugar water. I'm hopeful this is the right thing to do. Anyway, they seem quite busy. I watched with my wife as they were removing a few dead bee's here and there out of the entrance.

I have placed another order for another 10 Frame hive. Hope it gets here soon! I'm ready to pick up my 3lb packages of bee's to install.

I've noticed the dead hive has some activity too. All the bee's in there are dead, yet I see bee's flying in there with Pollen? What's up with that? Could this be the beginning of something I'm not wanting? There are several frames in the dead hive with capped honey. I'm thinking I need to remove the capped frames out of there and extract the honey. My thinking is that the new bee's I plan to install will have frames with complete foundations to work on. Of course the package bee's will have a queen and drones. The one thing I hate about beekeeping is the obvious lack of knowledge I have. I read everything I can and even ask questions, but still, there's nothing like hands on experience. I wish I had someone close by to come up and give me a hand to make sure I'm doing things right. Also, I'm thinking it's about time to put the "Bee Cam" back up near the entrance so I can peek in on the girls while I'm at work.

I'm supposed to pick up the two 3lb packages on the 18th, but I may wait until my new hive arrives so I can start out with everything on a one-time shot. We'll see.

If you have questions or comments, please do leave a note!

Oh, I spotted a few hives off Highway 9, just south of the square in Dawsonville; I may be making a stop to introduce myself and to see if I can get some help!

Thanks for reading! Hope to post again soon!