One rapid round of mails, calls and texts later, and Tom stepped forward to meet Colin at Norwich Farmshare to install the bees in the hive.
Despite a slight technical hitch that meant there was only one suit available, Tom got some great shots of the bees heading into their new home!
The next afternoon, Dan, Bee, Suzanne and I headed over to the site to see how they were settling in and add some additional frames. It was the first time I'd suited up and got up close and personal with a hive, and I was quite nervous, but as soon as we opened the hive, you could just hear that the bees were getting on fine, and they were really calm while we checked them out and added the frames.
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Pics: Colin transferring the bees from skep to hive. Watching the bees marching into their new home. Jon (l) and Dan (r) adding frames to the hive.
Wow! That's fantastic Jon! Tom Harper mentioned to me yesterday that there are some bees lodging in his roof. Probably doesn't want them to be there permanently, so if you want to rehome them, I'm sure he'd be grateful! If you need more bees that is!
ReplyDeleteWe have bees in the roof of my parents' house. They swarm occasionally and we get the local beekeeper out to take them away, if they swarm to a nearby bush. I do love bees.