~Covered in bees!~

[beetiger]

I just bought ten thousand new pets. Hooray!

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[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

AUGH! BEES!

Aw, my bees!

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

Wow! Well, there's quite a few local hobbyiest apiarians from the SCA group here I'd be happy to emailtroduce you to.

Gramaticidally yours...

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

That would be super! I'm a total newbie...

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

I don't want a cup of coffee from you.

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Naming them all is gonna be a bitch.

[bossgoji.livejournal.com]

To say nothing of house-training them.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Um, I'm not keeping them inside the house.

[bossgoji.livejournal.com]

That was a joke, dear. XD

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I know. You just made me think for a second about keeping them inside the house, and...gah. :) No house-training, just watching out for the waves of "yellow rain". :P

[bossgoji.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. Could be chocolate rain.

[mmsword.livejournal.com]

You did this just because I got a new user icon that I needed to show off, didn't you?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Oh, I want a sign like that!

[renegade-geek.livejournal.com]

envy, envy, envy!

[awfulhorrid.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's a lot of little bitty leashes!

[autumnquest.livejournal.com]

You're BEEKEEPING? What's the deal? Do you keep them indoors in the winter or since they go dormant, can they stay outside?

Congrats! That's awesome.

And might I add, ALOT of names to come up with. How on Earth will you recognize each individual? lol Or will you name just the hive mind and be done with it?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

The hive stays outside all winter. I may need to wrap it a bit to insulate it, but mostly the bees huddle up in a little ball in the middle of it and shiver till spring comes.

Generally, people name the hive, and maybe the queen. The workers get born and die off all season, so it would be kind of sad to name the individuals even if you could ID them!

I'm so excited!

[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

Watch out for swarming. spinningwheels has a story about when his wife had to chase the swarm down the street when it picked up and left the hive. She managed to grab a cardboard box to scoop them into when they finally settled down. I'm not sure if there was a second queen or not.
Anyway, congrats and I hope they stay happy and prosperous and don't expand their hive too much for you to handle! And that you share some of their golden bounty with the rest of us :)

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Unlikely in the first season in a new hive, but yeah, swarming is definitely something to watch for.

And yes, provided things go well, there will be honey for everyone. :)

[beowabbit]

Wow, congratulations!

[rowyn]

10,000 bees is just one hive? Whoa.

This year you'll be able to mae apple honey with your own apples and your own honey!

[forgotten-years.livejournal.com]

Will you be making your own mead?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Possibly. First year is probably just going to be jar honey and beeswax, but once winter comes I might try brewing.