Visit the National Honey Show: check
Research and buy beekeeping suit and gloves: check
Read all the beekeeping books received for Christmas: check
Attend the local beekeeping theory classes: check
Buy a beehive: check
Attend the practical classes at a local apiary: check
Select and prepare our apiary site: check
This all culminated on Friday 5th July 2014 when I carefully drove Queen B and the bees, all snug in their brand new beehive, back from the local apiary where the colony had been set up.
In retrospect it was an odd journey with me in my bee gear with the hat and veil pushed back, accompanied by Dad (in P's absence) dressed for a normal summer evening with a short sleeved shirt. Luckily the hive stayed upright.
The hive is in the apiary!
We have followed the instructions we were given by Douglas to the letter and we have already learned a lot. We're feeding the bees a light syrup as this young colony doesn't have many worker bees yet. Inverting the feeder and placing it on the crown board without drowning the colony is the most important lesson so far. You can't take a photo in beekeeping gloves is a close second. Fortunately our official photographer was on hand.
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