I have approximately 14,000 bees in my laundry room.
Don't worry, they are contained!
We brought them home last night, but since we didn't want to contend with the evening's alternating rain/sleet/snow, we decided to put off hiving them for a day. That meant we needed to feed them.
Feeding them while in their boxes simply involves spritzing them with a sugar water solution through the mesh. They lick each other and, Voila! Bee dinner! We didn't want to do this outside or in the garage for fear of freezing them, hence their residency in my laundry room.
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| Bees with pollen patties (front, left) and 5 lbs. of delicious dinner starter! |
See, not weird at all! I bet lots of people feed bees in the laundry room!
Today is forecast to be rainy and cool, but we have to get them into their hives so they can release the queens and get busy. At least it's not snowing!
2 comments:
Following you over from Gillian's blog. Wow, the beekeeping thing looks really interesting - I'm going to follow you so I don't miss any posts as this is an idea we've been kicking around for a while.
I'd love to keep bees! But the hubby says no, and to be fair I am allergic to them. :(
Have fun with your new "pets"!
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