Things have been all a buzz around the Jokela household this week finishing up last minutes things to get ready for the bees to arrive! The hives are now set in place, the fence is securely in place to keep all hounds away and the side of the shed has been stained. Now all we need is the bees!
Tomorrow we will leave bright and early to head south to pick up our bees from Nature’s Nectar, LLC. Our niece, Hannah, would like to come with to see what all the buzz is about (ok, I’ll stop with the horrible bee puns now). So around 1:00pm CST we will pack everyone into the Xterra and head on out to Nature’s Nectar, LLC to get our bees!
On our way home we will be stopping to pick up a basset hound that needs a ride north to his new foster home. So Rufus will be joining us and the bees on our journey home!
I’m exhausted just thinking about how busy tomorrow will be…but it will be a great time all around! Family…friends…dogs…honey bees…life is good!
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literally buzzing with excitement for you
So far, so good. The weather has not really been the best for bees;
(cold and windy) != “Good for bees to gather and do their thing.”
I have only been stung twice; both were my fault. I went rogue and decided to try to be a maverick – no suit or gloves. The first sting was in my beard, and my face instantly flushed red with the feeling of flames. The second time was in my hand; I lifted a feeder pail to get a guess on how much syrup had been pulled out, and the little bugger nailed my hand.