Saturday, June 23, 2007

Pure LOVE



Today I checked both hives to see the progress, and to see if the new Italian queen was released and laying eggs. All was well. The queen cage was empty and there were hundreds of eggs, each in their own happy little cell.




This photo at left shows the space between the frames where I put the queen cage. You can see the beige spot in the middle (the queen cage), and the burr comb which they built between the frames due to the too-large space created by putting the queen cage between the frames. The photo at upper left is me eating a glorious piece of honey filled comb. The flavor was amazing....a true slice of heaven. It was the first time I got to fill my mouth with a full piece of honey filled comb.
It was so nice to work the bees today...a perfect summer afternoon, with a slight breeze and friends Jimmy and Heather Paquette sharing some laughs while Jimmy took photos (http://www.jvpphoto.com/bees/large-1.html). The sun was setting across the street, and the view was just beautiful. Today, life was good. May there be many more just like it.