I picked up my two bee hives this morning in Oliver Springs and brought them back to the farm. I have them setup near the edge of our front north pasture where they will get morning sun and afternoon shade.
Each hive has a young mated queen that is laying and young worker bees. At the moment each hive has a screened bottom board, one deep langstroth hive body, an inner cover, and a top cover. Each hive box has 10 frames of foundation, presently the colony is using about 5 frames.
In a week I'll open the hives and check on their progress. I plan to add a second deep hive body to each hive later this year. I may need honey supers also if the hives do really well.
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