Bee Hiving at Castle Gaiman 2014 Edition:
Lola wants to help with the bees
Bee Guys shot courtesy of Mary Edgeberg
Bill and Hans prepping the bees
Bill and Hans pulling the queen’s box out
Bill has a queen bee in his pocket
Shaking the bees into the hive 1
Shaking the bees into the hive 2
Shaking the bees into the hive 3
Shaking the bees into the hive 4. Distance shot as I remember that I have neither hood nor gloves on at the moment when I get my ear bumped.
Woods hives
Opening up a box of bees
The last bee box
Clearing out the losses of winter
Feeding one of the two hives that made it through our Fimbulwinter