Back to the bees

What a beautiful sunny day – perfect for beekeeping! Kristin and I did our first hive inspection of the year this afternoon. Both hives survived the winter. Both had plenty of honey left. And to our surprise, Beezus was FULL of bees. Beezus was the weaker hive last year. She lost her queen early on and had a low population throughout the summer. We never took honey from that hive. Today, her population was probably twice Ramonas. It's so good to see that hive doing so well. The bees have a head start this year with lots of comb already made. Once the nectar starts flowing, the honey should too. (Fingers crossed.)