Spring Time is Bee Time

What better thing to do on a warm windy day than take care of the bees? Janene put another super on each of the hives today. A super is the box that holds nine of the frames that the bees cover with honeycomb, and then fill with honey. Here she is checking on the brood ( little baby bees) to see if the queen is laying eggs. This little mama bee is hard at work doing her job. The hive is healthy with lots of bees going to work, but we still gave them their medicine and some sugar water. With it so early in the season, the bees will probably need a supplemental food source. That will change as all the fruit trees come into blossom and the bees can start making us some of their famous Bountiful honey.