We started a new hobby this spring - bee keeping. We ordered a package of bees and a queen and it arrived at the post office on April 24th. The post office call me at 6:30 am telling me to come and get them. After a nervous installation of the bees in their new hive and 6 weeks of feeding them syrup, they are finally going strong. The hive is now 2 boxes high with an additional honey super on top of that. The trees and wildflowers are full of nectar - so we are excited to see how well they do this summer. It's been more fun than we ever imagined! -- oh, and I was only stung once ... when I accidentally put my thumb on the screen of the package of bees when I got them home from the post office.
