We heard the buzzing from the minute we pulled into the driveway. The source turned out to be my old 10 frame hive from last season (above photo). There are about 4 frames of capped honey still in it and they were determined to get in there.
Based on P.N.'s description of "these are stout nucs," I was a little concerned about their stress level, etc. They confirmed my worry by stinging me above my right eye before I could event get my gear on. (no photos, please).
I got my smoker lit in a hurry (I still don't understand why people have any issue with this). I use cedar shavings as fuel with some toilet paper as kindling. It works every time, see:
Based on P.N.'s description of "these are stout nucs," I was a little concerned about their stress level, etc. They confirmed my worry by stinging me above my right eye before I could event get my gear on. (no photos, please).
I got my smoker lit in a hurry (I still don't understand why people have any issue with this). I use cedar shavings as fuel with some toilet paper as kindling. It works every time, see:
I opened up the first nuc to find more bees than I ever saw in my entire first season. The photo below is what they call "boiling with bees." They were pissed.
Once I figure out how to embed a slideshow, I'll post it. Here is the final shot before we closed up the second hive. Everyone seems happy for now.
A diet of sugar syrup will start for everyone tomorrow.
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