Collecting the NewBees

Tonight, the kids got fries and milkshakes in the car after gymnastics. Then we trekked out to Woodinville and the foothills of the cascade mountains. Driving along the forested roads, with mansions peek out between the trees, we were in a world away (or 30 minutes) from our urban Seattle life.

Matt from Cascade Apiary meet us in his driveway. There were several dozen nucs and a whole bunch of 3lb and 4lb packages too. Night was coming on and the warm air from the sunny spring day was disappearing as quickly as the light. This meant the bees both in and out of the packages and nucs were settling in for the dark hours. The noise from the nucs was astounding, a constant exciting hum, like rain quietly rustling dry leaves.

The trailer has most of the bee's, some had already be unloaded. By a quick back of the envelop, there are still around half to three quarters of a millions bees, in the 3lb packages, 4lb packages, and nucs shown below.

Our bees, before being loaded into the trunk for the drive home.