A bit more about the girls... Well, bees can be bought in a package which is a small box of bees and a queen that you "install" in a hive or you can buy a nuc. I got a nuc which is 4 frames of bees that are already established with their queen and laying eggs. You take the 4 frames and put them into a hive. They should be able to produce a decent amount of honey the first year. I was so nervous when I took them out of the temporary box and put them into the hive. The bad part is they are able to sense when you are nervous or upset and much more likely to sting. I wore a bonnet, cotton gloves, and jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt with Velcro straps on my jean legs. I was really pleasantly surprised at how non-aggressive they were. So far they are behaving like sweet-hearts.
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