Greetings from North Idaho

[Hethen57]

My thirteen year old son and I built some hives over the winter and have anxiously awaited the arrival of our two packages of bees.  Last weekend we picked up our bees and installed them.  I installed one and he installed the other.  They are so fascinating, it is hard not to sit out by the hives and waste a bunch of time watching them come and go.  We have two hives of Carnolians and they are doing awesome on day 4.  The queens are out and laying, they are taking in about a pint of sugar water a day, and they are building out comb and bringing in lots of pollen.  I had a scare on day one, when we noticed a small battered queen walking around in front of Hive 2, on the verge of death.  She was dead by the afternoon, so I was worried that they killed my queen after I did a direct release (I was impatient, there was no candy, and I forgot about the marshmello trick in my moment of excitement, plus I figured they traveled all the way from California with her and must have gotten acquainted on the trip).  I struggled to wait three days, and checked yesterday and found both marked queens on the frames and laying, so the one I found must have been a straggler.  I know....."stay out of the hive...newbee", I will try to leave them alone for another 10 days.  Anyway, I appreciate this site and all of the great information and look forward to sharing good news about a honey harvest and, hopefully, having my bees survive their first winter.

[fermentedhiker]

Welcome to the forum.

[1reb]

Hello and Welcome Hethen57
There is alot of great information on the forum !!
The members here are willing help and answer your questions, all you need to do is to ask
Johnny 

[Cindi]

Hethen57, welcome to our forum, that was a nice introduction.  You ain't seen nuthin' yet, these bees will hold you captivated for more hours than one could every say.  Every bit of their life is intriguing.  Stick around, we love new members and this will be a place where you will have people listening to you.  You can tell your stories, tales and experiences, and feel that you are important, because all new members are.  Have that wonderful and most awesome day, life and health.  Cindi