As you probably remember, all our bees died out this winter. But they left us with hives full of honey and comb. So I decided to try to see if I could tempt a swarm into showing up and taking up house keeping. I have been waiting for the weather to warm up, which it finally has, YAY!
I took one of the hive bodies and did a sort of checker boarding.
I put in some new frames, wax coated black plastic,
some drawn comb,
and some honey.
I also moved the potential bee yard to the other side of the house, hoping it would be less out of the wind in winter. And I made a stand, you can see there is room for expansion. Now what bee wouldn't be happy here?
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My fingers are crossed for you. I assume you have let your bee guy know you are interested in a swarm. Didn't you offer him extra swarms that showed up in the past?
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