Today my husband Mike and our two middle girls took a trip to Wausau, Fl and picked up a couple of "nucs" These, as I understand are like little mini bee colonys.
Each nuc has a queen, a bunch of worker bees and some frames, already started with wax and honey and all the things little bees need to get a big hive going. Mike had already purchased a couple of bee boxes. He put them together and painted them. He and our girls took them across the street and placed them between our two little ponds. Here they should get plenty of sunshine and water. We have so much vegatation growing around there that we should have some fat, happy little honey producers in no time. This is a project my husband has been wanting to do for many years and I'm so happy this day has finally come for him. Send up a pray that all will go well and that the giant gator he saw this weekend doesn't like honey or bee hives!!
Below I have posted several pictures of honey bees. These are all from photographer I have discovered at Etsy.com. I will put the photographers etsy shop address and the link to each picture below each photographers picture. I hope you will take the time to visit each shop and maybe take a look around. There are some amazing photographers at etsy and if you are in the market for some awesome pictures you will surely not be wasting your time shopping there. Oh, and I have a couple of etsy shops too, ya know, if your so inclined to take a peek.
I hope you all have a marvelous week. Come on back soon for new posts on our new Bee Farm. (Bee Farm name coming soon...)
www.janettemaher.etsy.comhttp://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19498923
www.lavendersundesign.etsy.com
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22297349
My God bless you all this week and may we praise His name forever and ever.
Thanks Heidi! I used to live in FL, and my dad set up a beehive once. Ants ate them! I think they were carpenter ants - so you might want to check for ant piles in the vicinity. Good luck and God bless. :) - Megan
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Thanks for sharing the work of these talented photographers
ReplyDeleteWow, I admire your beekeeping! I could never do it (sooo allergic) but i envy the outcome. Honeycomb = best thing ever.
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That's really cool. Great blog by the way. Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteHow Exciting!
ReplyDeleteI look foreword to hearing your tales of bee farming :)
I love Honey!!!!!
Great photo pics too :)
Heidi, thanks for the kind words! I saw on your profile that you like Christian Rock. Did you get a chance to go to the Rock and Worship road show? Don't know if it came through Florida yet, if not, great show!!
ReplyDeleteYour own homegrown honey. Cool! I hope all goes well. I'm a sucker for Etsy photographers. There are so many fantastic ones on there; I think that's what half my faved sellers are. :o)
ReplyDeleteI had to add your shop too, Heidi. Gorgeous photos!
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing picks!! Thank you so much for sharing them.. Wonderful.. :-))
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos!! great blog! thank you so much for stopping by my blog and commenting!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun! And way cheaper than buying bottles of honey, too.
ReplyDeleteWow this is awesome, I love honey!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you too!
Simply awesome that you're helping out the bee population, and I'm looking forward to bee update photos!
ReplyDeleteI think this will be a wonderful adventure for you and your little family!
ReplyDeleteWe make special trips to farm markets here, to find our favourite honey made in the Cotswolds.
One day maybe you will have people knocking on your door for a bit o' honey!
xxx
Maggie