I woke up Saturday morning with the unmistakeable feeling of relief. A gladness that instead of getting on a plane to Ottawa today, I had the whole weekend before me to do with as I pleased (not to mention the stuff I needed to get done). So it’s been two dinner parties, sewing, loving, cooking, errands, putting the finishing touches on the beehive, picking up my bees and installing them in the beehive and reading all weekend long. Which is about as awesome as it comes! Here are a few pictures from the weekend’s activities (more will be posted about the bee-install at Among the Weeds tomorrow):
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- Boxes and boxes of bees waiting for pick-up at West Coast Bee Supply
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- Waiting to be installed in the beehive – 3 pounds of bees and a queen in there!
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- As the snow started, I was outside putting the finishing touches on the hive.
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- This is a top-bar hive, so named for its bars along the top.
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- I decided to wait to install the bees until Sunday because it was really snowy Saturday.
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- Saturday sewing project (one of three)
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- On Sunday we moved the hive to its home and shook the bees in.
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- Also on Sunday: Freezer goodies for the next two months, soup, stew and stock.
How exciting!! A bee hive preparing to be installed. I have never seen this process… although I found some boxed hives out in an ag area I was photographing last Summer. (Thought it was VERY cool!)
So grateful to find you today!