NEWBEES

Sunday was a very special day, for it was on this day, that my new bees and I were introduced to each other! Having donned the special gear of the apiarist (oh yes!) and armed with smoker to 'pacify' them, off we went to disturb their little bee world. Quite naturally, they raised their voices as the hive roofs were exposed for all to see, but it was worth it to see, literally, a hive of activity. We witnessed: queen bee, (identifiable by an elongated, slender body, oh, and the vivid green dot painted unceremoniously on her back), apiaricide (needs must, apparently, when so many new queen cells are being raised), the hatchings of some new baby bees and tasted honey straight from the comb - delicious! Can’t wait for their imminent arrival in the garden! And the hive, although not white and lovely, is actually quite fetching ;p