Photos

My hive has arrived!  My first morning with the ladies!

The workers have begun to collect pollen and bring it back to the hive.  The pollen is very light and yellow.  It is amazing how much they can carry back in their sacks.

My first attempt at getting my smoker going.  I used a mix of dried and fresh trimmings from plants around our place.  The smoke got going, but did not last very long.

I removed all of the shipping materials to include some stapled connectors and the tarp like material used on the top.  I removed the entrance reducer in order to encourage as much activity as possible for Spring.

This is my friend Mike’s hive.  We performed a joint inspection since we both have no clue what we are doing and thought that we would learn together.

This is a frame from the super box.  The bees are focused on building up the wax and gathering a bunch of nectar.  The queen is clearly staying in the brood box.

This is a frame from the brood box.  You can see the very tight brood pattern which is evidence of a very healthy hive and queen.  In
the bottom right corner, you can see a few drone caps; they stick out a little higher than the normal brood.

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These photos are from a routine inspection. You can see a frame that is full and cascading with nectar. The other frames are being worked at various stages. The last picture shows new worker bees entering the world for the first time!

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Additional inspection photos with a ton of capped cells. This is evidence of a very strong queen.

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Photos from our local beekeeping store in Amman, Jordan.

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These photos are from my first harvest! I ended up with 21 pounds of honey!

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These photos are from my winter preparations. This included some mite control strips, sugar syrup, and extra pollen paste.