I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Beginning:
Empty hives
Hive on the west has Carnolian bees
Hive on the east has Pacific Northwest “survivor” bees – don’t know what kind they started as.
First nuc installed.
That’s me!
I opted for bare hands so I could have better dexterity. Watching lots of beekeeper videos helped me be brave enough.
The queen is in this photo. Can you see her? Hint: she’s a dark colored Carnolian.
The first nuc had very little honey. This second nuc is honey bound!
Amazing critters.
Sitting and watching.
Isn’t she adorable?!
You are doing a wonderful thing =) I am excited to watch this progress…
Yummy!!! They are buy bees!!! Making you sweet honey! Bee careful!