Our First day working with bees

Finally for the first time since Thanksgiving, the weather warmed up - really warmed up, into 60's.

Rob invited Dylan and I across to watch him working his hives. 

Another Beek was there - Mark, and Wally also came past to visit.

Great experience, Dylan was a bit apprehensive , and briefly escaped to the car, but he overcame his fears and came back and watched the work.

Rob keeps detailed notes of the hive quality, where the bees were, how much stores they had, I think there were 10 hives in all,

one Nuc which had over wintered well.

He also had a feeder out about 50 feet away, feeding a dried food, which consists of used brewers yeast and soy flour. Boy were they interested in this food. Also had some syrup feeders out at same table.

Wally showed us how he works without any protection , he only took two stings both while doing things he should not. He also showed us Apitherapy where he stung himself on the back close to where he has a slipped/damaged disc, within 20 minutes he was feeling much better and able to stand up straight.

Here he is picking up a bee to be used on the lumbar region of his back

Here is a queen on left mid picture

Great day and very impressed, we looked and identified brood comb, saw eggs, saw the queen in most of the hives, and saw some drone brood cells too. Only person to take a sting was Wally.