Early this morning I heard the familiar rumble of Steve's truck as it idled outside of my bedroom window while he unlocked the gate, getting ready for some bee-time.

I scrambled into my clothes and hightailed it into the yard, sandals still unbuckled. I didn't want to miss anything!

I knew we were going to get some new hives this week, and today was the day. Yay! We've got nine new beehives, plus the four established colonies that have been working steadily all spring. Thirteen! Sounds lucky to me!