First Hive Check

It's all about the queen. This weekend we open up the hives and check for the queen. She should be laying brood (babies). In the photo you can see the queen in the center. She is larger than the rest of the bees.

Since we are invading their home we use a little smoke to calm the down. We are dress to avoid any stings. We did not seem to upset

them too much. We removed the first frame and inspected it. Then set is aside. Then we inspected each frame and moved it down. The removed frame was then entered on the other side. This allows the bees to have more room to move around.