I GOT BEES !

[steveouk]

My wife and i went to Paris Texas Today and got my two packages, First thing i wasn't expecting was that the packages where in cardboard boxes with door screen on them. This was ok till we started to drive home.  About half way we noticed 3 bees then 6 bees then i said honey pull over i think we have a leak ! One of the Stapels was loose and the bees where escaping through the gap. I had decided to get a second vail as a spare we decided to wrap them in that . Got home and started to do the installation.

I took the queen cage out which was the plastic kind again wasn't expecting that. No where have i read about installing a package which a plastic queen cage. I placed the queen in the middle two frames. Worked out where the plug was and took that off then got some fishing wire and tapped it to a frame. Ill check it ina  few days and see how we get on !

[johnnybigfish]

Hey Steve!!!
Was it all I told you it would be?
I'm thrilled you got the bees!!
Congratulations!!! :-D

your friend,
john

[steveouk]

Johnny it's even better than i expected, I keep going out side just to look at them !

[kattz]

Thats great news Steve my bees are due at the end of the month. I live just west and south from you in Greenwood Tx, which is just North of Decatur T :)x.

[steveouk]

It's awesome Kattz hope you get just as much excitement from it as i have had !

[poka-bee]

Thats great Steve, isn't it amazing that we can get so excited & protective bout a bunch-o-bugs??  I checked mine today & both queens were out somewhere.  They made comb where they shouldn't so I scraped it off & have been showing it to everyone, "lookie what my bees made!"  :-D It's kinda squished up from being in my purse...didn't know it would be yellow! No real taste or smell either. What an adventure we are going to have huh??  Are yours where you can see from the house??  Jody

[steveouk]

I can look out of my kitchen window to see them jody its awesome

[Cindi]

Steve, yes, an exciting day.  I remember my first two packages that I hived, what a blast!!!  So nice that you can look out your window and see them, good job, have fun, and remember, this is only the beginning of the series of adventures that you are going to have with your bees, yeah, yeah!!!  BEautiful and most wonderful day, Cindi

[DayValleyDahlias]

Great News Steve...I too can look out my kitchen and front room windows at the hives...very exciting, especially if everything goes smoothly....

Congrats!