[carmenb]

I've always wanted to keep bees so this year I built a hive and started. So far all is well!

 

[Barry]

Next time you should remove the queen cage before dumping it and the bees into your awaiting hive. You don't want to risk injuring the egg layer! Have fun!

 

[J-Rat]

Nice looking hive. ( kinda looks like mine ) I installed my bees 04/08/14. The bees seem to be doing fine.

 

[onesojourner]

J-Rat, can you tell me about your feeder?

 

[J-Rat]

I cut a slot in the follower board to match the feeder. Also I bent the #8 screen up to touch the jar lid. The feeder is placed on the opposite side of the follower board from the bees.
The bees found the feeder right away.



I put the outside feeder about 200' away from the hive. The bees are really going after it.

 

[msscha]

Wow -- that's a pretty hive! We made ours, and the top bars are not nearly so neat.