Bees

On April 3, 2010 we invited folks out to watch us install 3 hives of bees and have some farm fresh chicken. The week before the install we were hammering away, putting those hives together. We bought the hives and packages of bees from Kelley Bee Company of Clarkson KY, and happily recommend going with them if you'd like to get into your own bees.

The bee install was terribly exciting. The bees themselves are very docile in their package because they don't have honey or brood to protect, but having 10,000 bees in your hand has a way of making you forget a fact like that.

One colony has since swarmed off, but the remaining 2 hives of bees that should be producing an excess of Sweet, Sweet Honey this year. We may be making candles, depending on how much extra comb our little guys make for us.

These are some photos taken during the bee installation event.