Ok today I picked up the 2 packages that I'd ordered thru the local bee club. These bees are coming from Ga. I dont know how many came in that day for everyone, but there was a trailer full.
I was concerned that the heavy rain we had whenever picking up the bees might dampen my ability to actually install them - but alas, the rain quit - the clouds opened up, and the bees got put into their new homes. I installed each into a new 10-frame box and started feeding them sugar water. In hind site, i should have installed them into nuc boxes, but i'll do that if i ever get some more.
I've come to the impression that they probably didn't probably do as well (info on that later) is - in my opinion, that there was 'too much' room for them to grow into. I think that by possibly installing them into a nuc box (a 4 or 5-frame box) it would have caused the new hive to grow better and become more established. after that, i would have moved them.
now the feeding starts ...
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