Friday, May 10, 2013

bee---ginning to get ready...


As cute as this is... that's the last thing you want around your bees!!!! bear!!!! and it is something we have to consider around here... I've never seen one, but others have and we know for a fact they are in the area. It's recommended that you run an electric fence around the "bee yard" (as it is properly called).. but we're hoping we have picked a spot where bear would be a little shy about checking out... course, bear aren't shy of anything..so we'll see...
Picking a spot for the bees isn't as easy as it would seem, there are all sorts of suggestions from the bee folks, and then you kind of just have to see what works for you. With all the land we have here, you'd think that I could find just the right spot and I did... but as luck would have it... there is something in the way......
It's a pile of old pine that we knocked down years ago,.... well, guess that's what a tractor is for. Ed fired it up and moved the pile for me.... and we'll have nice bon fire this weekend and finally get rid of this "junk" wood to boot......
Got a nice cement base for the hive. Something you may not think about is how heavy a working hive can be..... depending on the size box that you use.. honey "supers" alone can weigh from 40-100 pounds when they are full.... so, you need something sturdy for the hive to sit on.....
All the parts and pieces are painted and ready to go.....













The house is built!!!! I have to work at the post office next week.. but we'll take an evening and finish doing the yard work. Then the hive will be set in place and the bees arrive next Saturday!!!!!!!