Officially a beekeeper!

manfre · May 03, 2009, 05:08:05 AM

My nucs were finally ready this week and I picked them up Friday. I now have 2 happy little hives sitting in my backyard. Just in time for the Tulip Poplars! I'm hooked and even went out to buy a tripod to make it easier to take pictures of the bees.

Blog post with pictures

patook · May 03, 2009, 07:16:12 AM

Congratz!!

I used to live in Cary, wonderful place to raise bees.

slaphead · May 03, 2009, 08:32:24 AM

Congratulations manfre.

There's no escaping it now - you hooked for life ;)

SH

1reb · May 04, 2009, 04:16:49 PM

Congratulations Manfre

Johnny

manfre · May 04, 2009, 04:32:56 PM

Thanks! The most difficult thing I'm faced with right now is resisting the urge to open up the hives and take a peek. Luckily, both hives are strong so there is plenty of activity at the entrances. One of the hives only needs to fill out 4 frames before I can add a super. I might do a quick peek tonight if the weather cooperates. If not, I definitely need to check it tomorrow.

annette · May 04, 2009, 06:08:43 PM

Quote from: manfre on May 03, 2009, 05:08:05 AM
My nucs were finally ready this week and I picked them up Friday. I now have 2 happy little hives sitting in my backyard. Just in time for the Tulip Poplars! I'm hooked and even went out to buy a tripod to make it easier to take pictures of the bees.

Blog post with pictures

Yep I can see from reading your blog that you are officially hooked and enjoying every minute of it.

Have fun
Annette

JhnR · May 04, 2009, 06:47:20 PM

Manfre......opening the hive may set them back some..but this is your first year...learn...the bees in your area will have plenty of time to store food for your winter, so have fun...look in every week...TAKE NOTES....don't be inside to long... but enjoy.

John

Bee Happy · May 04, 2009, 10:33:38 PM

great names! absolutely perfect. - it would be so -wrong- of me to snag the name "hegemone" for our unnamed queen. ( I bet the romans had one - heh heh.)