Wondering what he might have on, if anything, under his bee suit ? Come along to the Bee Workshop and ask him yourself ! Monday 11th February 2019. 10 - 1pm. Message me for details.
Yes, our hive is up and running and the bees are busier than ever. I had my first encounter with them yesterday when I was introduced to them, though we had some trouble finding the Queen and may have to have a repeat the visit.
C went in complete with suit, hat and smoker and looked the part. He took the Bee hive apart to show me the compartments, the area where the Queen Bee lives, known, not surprisingly, as the Brood Box, the Brood Frames and the Queen Excluder, as opposed to the where the workers all hangout to make the honey comb and the honey which are in the upper part of the Beehive, the Flow Super, with the Flow Frames. There are even side observation panels where you can have a sneak peek and see what is going on. The Flow Keys allow you to operate a mechanism to harvest the honey without disturbing the hive. That is what makes the Flow Hive special. For more information on it you can visit the site https://www.honeyflow.com.au.
Here are some photos of our beehive :
The Resident Beekeeper all dressed up and ready with his smoker and instrument to prise the Flow Frames apart if needed.
Looking for the Queen
The handy smoker to give the Bees a bit of a hit of something soothing.
The new honey combs being built
One of the Brood frames well attended with Bees.
Its place in the garden complete with Bee bath under our magnificent Poinsiania Tree.
Taking orders for autumn deliveries.
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