As you can see the countdown is up! We will pick up the honeybees in Stillwater, Minnesota April 21. We will drive about an hour and get 3- 3 lbs "bee packages" and 3 queens. The bee package looks like a wooden shoe box with screened sides, there is also a metal can which has syrup , so they can eat during transport. Those honey bees come from California loaded on an 18-wheeler...a very long and non-stop trip for them. Each box contains 12,000 to 15,000 honeybees. And inside each the box, there is a little screened cage plugged with candy, so the queen can also eat. She is accompanied with 2 or 3 attendants that will take care of her. Then, we will happily place the boxes in the car and drive back home! We are all very excited! Some maybe more anxious than others!
Meanwhile, around the 10 or 15 of April, I will place the first box of each beehive in their permanent place. One will be in Chanhassen and the others in Shakopee. As the days pass, the project feels more tangible. To be continued....
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