Today I moved the frames from two new nucs into new hives and fed them. I also did a quick inspection of the two hives from last year and finally have some honey on one of the supers! So we will likely be doing an Island honey extraction possibly over Fourth of July weekend.
Received word from Sarah Meacham that one of the established hives swarmed and is presumably off somewhere hunting for a new home. I can only hope it is not the Meserves, who had a swarm about 15 years ago from one of Vivian Russe's hives and were not too happy about it.
The swarm from last Labor Day that is in the Murray shed is doing quite well - we hope to get experienced help and cut this hive out and get into a hive, the last weekend of June.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
New Nucs - Memorial Day 2008
Today I added two new nucs - Carniolans from Abenaki Apiary in Skowhegan. Spent the entire drive down to Portland looking in my rear view mirror expecting bees to pour out of the nucs, but made it safely down and out to Cushings in my boat rather than on the ferry. Placed the nucs on top of two new hives set up in the Farm Hill bee yard, smoked and opened them up. Bees came out somewhat tentatively at first but checking back later both nucs were active.
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