Andrew’s Bee Blog

We went out this afternoon and did some maintenance on the hive.  The lower super was splitting apart so we decided to replace it.    While we were doing that Dad and I reversed the top and lower supers.  During the winter, the bees move up into the upper super near the honey.  But in the spring you want them to be in the bottom supper to move upward.  The girls were not happy with me swapping out the supers and were very aggressive.  We only have the lightweight veils and those pesky bees found a way inside.  I got stung right below my left eye.  we were still in the middle of working on the hive and had to finish before I could address the sting.  However it didnt’ prevent me from running away from the hive screaming like a girl (it was a little embarrassing).  Anyway, we got the hive finished and went inside.  Dad pulled the stinger out and I took some Benadryl and also put some Benadryl ointment below my eye on the sting.  A little ice and I feel alright.  The girls should be settled now, but I think I am going to buy a real bee suit with a zip on veil that they can’t sneak under.