that's the beauty of bees
at least for me anyways...it never gets old seeing newly drawn comb...what a thing of wonder it is
nice job on the hive!!!!
First hive three days in
Caught my first swarm on Saturday and three days later they have already built comb on three top bars and working on a fourth. Super stoked. Just thought I would share and thank everyone who posts helpful info on this site. Couldn't have done it without your help.
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at least for me anyways...it never gets old seeing newly drawn comb...what a thing of wonder it is
nice job on the hive!!!!Great! Now ... for the next month(!), leave them completely to their business. Don't peek. Don't ... don't whatever-it-is.
During the next thirty days, your hive has a lot of work to do. A lot of comb must be constructed in which the queen can then lay eggs, all of which must be raised-up to become brood, all in time to replace an entire package's worth of bees who are every day dying off (from old age).
Leave them alone and let them do it. Admire them from outside. "Admire them from outside" every day, so that you can begin to learn what their "normal" patterns are – knowing, of course, that the first 30-odd days of any package are not "normal."
Enjoy your bees – and, learn to relax and enjoy them.
During the next thirty days, your hive has a lot of work to do. A lot of comb must be constructed in which the queen can then lay eggs, all of which must be raised-up to become brood, all in time to replace an entire package's worth of bees who are every day dying off (from old age).
Leave them alone and let them do it. Admire them from outside. "Admire them from outside" every day, so that you can begin to learn what their "normal" patterns are – knowing, of course, that the first 30-odd days of any package are not "normal."
Enjoy your bees – and, learn to relax and enjoy them.
not bad advice.... for a lang. For a top bar hive however thats horrible. You NEED to check every week at least while they are building comb, otherwise you risk every single bar being cross-combed.Great! Now ... for the next month(!), leave them completely to their business. Don't peek. Don't ... don't whatever-it-is.
During the next thirty days, your hive has a lot of work to do. A lot of comb must be constructed in which the queen can then lay eggs, all of which must be raised-up to become brood, all in time to replace an entire package's worth of bees who are every day dying off (from old age).
Leave them alone and let them do it. Admire them from outside. "Admire them from outside" every day, so that you can begin to learn what their "normal" patterns are – knowing, of course, that the first 30-odd days of any package are not "normal."
Enjoy your bees – and, learn to relax and enjoy them.
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