Almost 2 weeks ago we opened up the hive to monitor it's progress. I am happy to report that the bees are continuing to build out the wax. Our first batch of young bees have "hatched" and we watched one new bee break free from it's honeycomb cacoon. In their place the queen has begun to lay more eggs and larva are growing. We have taken off the sugar water feeder as the bees are able to forage and feed themselves these days. The hive is growing and seems to be doing well!
You must be one proud bee mama! Ok so dumb question but do they fly out now and feed on your flowers and things?
ReplyDeleteI am a very proud bee mama! They do fly out, we have an opening in the front. I post lots of pictures of the inside of the hive but I will post pictures of the outside too so you can see. They fly out and collect pollen and nectar to feed themselves. The pollen is their protein source and the nectar a carb. They process the nectar to make honey!
ReplyDeleteWho took that great family photo? You have LOTS of photos to choose from for this year's Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteMy Dad did, he was in town and interested to see in the hive.
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