Bee(hive) Happy!
About our beehives… We currently have 8 beehives. 2 top bar hives and 6 langstroth (the traditional boxed-style) hives. 6 of the beehives reside in our yard just steps away from our house allowing me to peek in on them day and night. 2 of the beehives are on another property a mile down the road. All 8 beehives have ocean views! My husband was adamant that the bees hang out in a spot on the properties where WE like to hang out and view the ocean.. so cute. 8 hives seems to be my happy place. I have a full-time job (not as a beekeeper), so managing 8 hives has been challenging at times, but I continue to learn and grow as a beekeeper and am now thinking.. hmm.. maybe I can handle a couple of more hives soon. We shall see! I should mention that all of our hives originally came from one hive. That hive grew and I split it into two. Those hives grew and I split them. Some of the hives swarmed from being too full, and I caught them and so on until bam — 8 hives. As much as I love where I live, I believe the bees love it even more. The warm breeze, the nearby flowering trees, the quiet, peaceful life in Kalapana. They must wonder why I leave to go to work! I wonder the same thing sometimes! And these girls (yes, most of the bees are female) are rock stars! They have won awards for their honey and the mead we make from their honey. I always make sure to give them a big pat on the hive when that happens. Sometimes I think of them as my children, but in reality they are my teachers. A story for another day!
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