I went by to check on the bees today. They were busy! Every 3-4 days for the next several weeks, Rachel and I will have to check the bee's feeders. The bees consume a diet of 1-1 sugar water. They will do this until they find a steady food supply in the form of pollen and nectar. Above is a picture of the feeder. The feeder is in an empty hive box that sits on top of a hive box containing 8 frames, a queen, and all the bees. The bees are busy building out the honeycomb in the bottom hive box so that the queen can began to lay eggs. In order to do this, they need to eat. Their food supply comes from the quart jars you see above. Each quart jar has tiny holes in the lid that the bee sticks its tongue into to get sugar water. The bees have consumed a little over 2 quarts of sugar water since Wednesday evening. On Friday, we are going to inspect the bottom hive box to check for brood (baby bee eggs) and to find Priscilla and Gwenevere.
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