Adding Screen-Bottom Board 8-29-10

The bees have natural enemies---mites being high on the list. The screen-bottom board helps manage mites as the mites fall off the bees and go through the screen. Apparently, then, they can't get back to the bees. It's time to add the screen-bottom board to the hives.





The super has to be set on top of the screen-bottom board.
























The bees are out actively working as we are adding the new bottom board. This bee found a hollyhock and is covered in pollen!

The hummingbirds also love the hollyhocks. Hollyhocks are some of my favorite flowers. When I was a kid, we had them growing along the fences out by the garage at our farm in the country. They come in so many colors....and last late into the summer.


Veronica is also very attractive to bees.