Honey Bees

It's been cold here for Australia. It's winter we can't complain. My half a million honey bees are tucked away in their hives. If it's sunny they fly and collect pollen where they can. Bees are marvelous creatures. They have been around for over two million years. I find that fact humbling. I have to get busy now and start painting their new hives. I have twenty eight boxes to paint and I have to build about 160 new wooden frames. The bees have been living on the honey I left in their hives. I also put some irradiated pollen in the top of their boxes so see them through the winter. My bees are in a good location in Taradale, Victoria. It won't be long and I have to get them to build this year's new queen bees.