25 Apr Sat 2009
hippychick's garden bees are here!
good news!
the bees are here
yes houston the bees have touched down in the hippychick universe
and all is well 
here is a first look
there are two hives
both located in the outback garden in and amoungst the berry sticks, fruit trees of all sorts, sunflowers, artichokes, herbs and comfrey. 
this is hive one about 3o minutes after the bees have been hived. they are coming and going and some are flying all about but a distinct system of comers and goers seems to be in action.
to the left of hive one - blackberries and strawberries
to the right of hive one - a plum tree, a rosemary bush and volunteer squashes
behind the hive - blackberries, raspberries, lavender and sunflowers 
this is hive two.
you can see the transport cage in front of the hive. i'll leave it out overnight. most of the bees have exited the transport cage. they may be sopping up every last bit of sugar syryp still present. bees are not wasteful. they will take advantage of every resource they come upon.
to the left of hive two - artichoke, mint and kale
to the right of hive two - an apple tree, a pear tree, a peach tree, comfrey and blueberries
behind hive two - an apricot tree, sunflowers, more comfrey and volunteer squash 
here you can see the bees at work
boy i'm excited to see how having these babies around effects the garden
and the honey, oh the honey
that's really something i should save thinking about for later
for now i have got to keep my fingers crossed and hope both hives accept and love their queen.
long live the queen!
interested in seeing the bees in real time?
stop by hippychickenfarmer @ youtube
i have posted a short hippychick bee movie