My beehive expansion for 2019 is just about complete. I am currently at 21 hives in three locations in the Ohio Valley. A small animal caused some mischief at one of the apiaries by knocking over three beehives and trying to eat the bees and the honey. I usually keep the hives sealed with ratchet straps to discourage animals and prevent high winds from pulling them apart. The bees were not especially happy when I first arrived, but quickly calmed down when I turned their homes right side up and took care of the displacement. Two queens are missing, but the hives should recover just fine.

While I usually do not harvest honey until fall, two of the hives produced a few extra gallons of spring wildflower honey which I plan to extract make available to purchase in the next couple of weeks. It is delicious!!