A golden humming cloud of honeybees arrived unexpectedly one sunny June morning and moved into a knothole in the siding of the house. Three weeks later, Mr. E. helped these mysterious creatures into a comfy wooden box in his garden and began to live the lifelong dream of herding millions of stinging insects and collecting their sweet honey. Please enjoy the adventures of Mr. E's Mysterious Bees.





May 11, 2008

Second Swarm


The bees swarmed a second time this week. Peter H. saw them flying around the fig tree and had us all come out and check the two football sized swarms hanging in a low branch. We suited up and gingerly shook them into a cardboard box, then carried them over to their new home. Luckily, we had a spare deep box with frames and wax foundation ready to go. Peter H. and Charley quickly built a bottom board and cover. So now we have five colonies. One has a queen for sure, but with the other four we will have to wait and see.

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