I was finally able to get my new bees for the season. Last year, I lost my queen in early fall and the entire colony was lost. I was still able to harvest a ton of honey but was disappointed that I couldn’t save the bees. I picked up two new colonies on Saturday and set them up in their newly painted hive bodies. Looking forward to a productive season this year!

BeeKeeper, Gary, preparing the bees for transfer.
Preparing to transfer one of five frames into my hive body
One of the newly placed hives in our backyard
The second beautifully painted hive