Hi everyone.
I am a new beekeeper (second year) in northern Indiana. I work with my brother and we share the tasks of feeding, managing and inspecting the bees
Started last year with 1 hive and bought some packages and a nuc this year so I now have 5 hives. All seem to be health. The nuc swarmed in June but, we captured the swarm. One of the packages absconded. So, we still net 5 hives.
I love time in the hive. The sound that the bees make is one of the most relaxing sounds I have ever heard (as long as they have a queen).
Great to have you aboard the forum and I know you will have a real source of ( combined) thousands year of years of experience - well, maybe many hundreds :oops:
But you get the point, the forum is really been a learning place for all of us and this is our SECOND Summer and come February 20th, we will be celebrating the start of the THIRD year of the forum - wow!
I see the membership of over 800 and realize I need to update my webpage to reflect the growth over the last month or two :)
Welcome again and PLEASE write often, sharing your experiences and hopefully growing a successful and bountiful bee yard!