Bee Delivery

On March 26th, Don D delivered the bees in the new hive. He went, with Jake, to pick up the bees somewhere in north GA. The bees came in a small container that looks like this.



The queen arrived in a container that looks like this.



It has a sugar plug that the other bees eat to access her. It takes a couple of days to get to the queen. This time allows the bees to become familiar with the queen's scent.

When the hive arrived, it was filled with a few hundred bees. By the end of summer there should be a few thousand little ladies!





More pictures here.