That's right I said bees! As a wonderful birthday gift from my family, I now have a hive that is ready for it first bee package - said to be arriving April 10th at Stedman Bee Supplies in Silverdale. I'd add their link here but they don't have a website.
In fact Stedman's is very very oldschool, which makes it absolutely perfect! I purchased a complete hive, two honey supers (just in case my bees really take off their first year, which is very unlikely), protective clothing, smoker, hive tool, and come April 10th a bee package.
Bee packages weigh between 3-4lbs and contain several hundred worker bees and one queen who is enclosed in a special case within the package. Once placed in the hive the bees will chew their way into the queens enclosure and free her to get to work.
I am very excited to begin the adventure of bee keeping. After taking a class at Beez Neez apiary last spring, and helping my brother with his hive last summer, I feel that I am ready to give it a go. Whether the bees feel the same about me is something yet to be determined.
