The Installation of Big Mama Sunflower….part 2

The Bee Lady
July 22, 2018

Delivery of my hives had occurred and I used the cold-ish spring months to paint and decorate the hive. I also used that time to get the hive and bees ready for the transfer of the bees into the new hive.

This Big Mama hive had double deep frames attached together with wire.

I installed a few of these frames in a double boxed hive that I had in my apiary. This way the bees could start working (making wax) on these new frames.

I CONTINUED TO PAINT THE HIVES

At last Big Mama Sunflower was completed and the hive that was to move in was also strong and healthy.

A friend that I was mentoring came over to help me and took these great pictures…..

After this installation, I left the bees alone for a little over a week. Then I did an inspection to see how the hive was doing. The bees were building some wax at the time of that inspection, but I suspect that the building has halted as we are now in a pretty heavy dearth. All the food that they bring in now will be used to sustain them. It has been almost 2 months since they took up residence in Big Mama Sunflower. It will be time to inspect again soon.