Well I'll Bee

ok ok, I know I haven't written much lately, to be honest had become a bit disenchanted with keeping bees, it just seemed to be open problem after another and with the demise of my queen a month or so back and the colony dipping into decline quickly I really thought I might give up this year.

Then surprise surprise I noticed the ladies were getting active, I checked hive a few weekends ago and they seemed on the up, still couldn't find the queen, think I have gone queen blind! Yesterday checked them again, wow had to be 50,000 plus bees in there and honey stores too, so have had to add another super box, who knows I could get some honey this year after two years of honey drought, an August harvest just in time for Steph and Russ's wedding, that's the wedding prezzie sorted :)

On the downside these are very aggressive bees, I now have to water my bonsai which are behind the hive in late evening, they've already strung me twice and chased me back into house on numerous occasions! She must be a violent queen, but I read somewhere that aggressive bees are productive bees, she can stay for this year, but next year there will be some regicide if she doesn't mend her ways!

2nd super added and beware attack bees!