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Applied Apiary
An Introduction
4/27/08
Mark Burchick

My Introduction Into Applied Apiary

Howard County, MD Beekeepers Association
http://www.hcbamd.org/

The Burchick family became beekeepers today. With one-day advance notice from the Maryland Department of Agriculture - Honeyfield Apiary, I was told to come and pick-up my bees from a site in Williamsport, MD. I received a buzzing box of Italian honeybees, fresh from a NUC (nucleolus bee hive) vendor in Mississippi. This southern variety is particularly well-mannered!
The vent holes of the boxed hive were discharging warm air generated by the mass of bees. Note the pink dot in the photo (lower center), which identifies the queen bee. The 2008 international queen color is pink/red, hence the color documentation.

My neighbor Jim Chaisson is my bee mentor (white suit) and he helped me establish the hive. With the four hive frames installed, exceeding 5,000 honeybees, the hive is now ready to go and grow.

The bees will take a few days to orient and then let the honey production begin!
We left the box and lid near the opening of the hive, so that the sluggish bees could make their way into the warmth of hive central. We suspect that tulip poplar may make-up a goodly portion of the local nectar source.
We placed the hive down along one of the two streams and away from the purple martin nesting boxes. We placed a heavy stone on top of the hive to prevent any raccoon from thinking about raiding the hive for honey.

The boy's want to call our honey Burchick's Bee Barf (BBB).

Thank you Jim for all of your help today!

Submitted by Mark Burchick

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