Hive Check

So I checked my hive today.  I didn't give them any sugar syrup so I could possibly maybe get some honey this fall because of the blackberry nectar flow.  I couldn't find the queen, but I found a lot of eggs so I'm not really worried.  They were making a lot of swarm cells though.  I'll have to keep an eye on my hive.  I'm going to put another super on my hive tonight.

Parent's Swarm Update

So remember how we got the bees into the box?  They swarmed again.  Into yet another inconvenient place...  Our neighbor's backyard...

Parent's Hive Update

So my parent's hive swarmed today.  Their hive swarmed to the most inconvenient spot ever.  The fence where all the grass is.  We had to go out twice to try to put the swarm in a deep.  The first time I went out to try to put the bees in the deep I forgot to change my shorts for pants.  So Mom had to duct tape my legs to make sure no bees could go into my boots or up my pants.  It was painful to take off.  We finally got them to go into the deep.  I hope they stay there.

Putting Syrup Out For My Nuke

Well the title says it all... I put a half gallon mason jar of sugar syrup out for the nuke.

Hive Check

     So today I checked the hives today.  My bees were not the happiest bees.  I got stung twice.  I found my pretty queen.  They had eaten all of their pollen patties, and they drank all of their sugar syrup.  I gave them a gallon more of sugar syrup.  I did not however put another pollen patty in the hive.  I found lots of eggs, larvae, and capped brood.  I also found a frame with four swarm cells on it.  I decided to split my hives.  I took a few frames out of my hive, and I stole a frame of honey from my parent's hive.  So we'll just have to wait and see how that turns out.

My hive split.  I got the nuke from one of my mentors.