Another step in our journey...

The learning never stops...as of today we are officially BEEKEEPERS. Another step in our journey to being less reliant and more sustainable.
"Dummies" pretty much says it all. Oh wow, we have SOOOO much to learn.

Okay, I just have to tell you, I'm totally scared of bees. I had to put on my big girl pants today and work through the fear. The bees were flying all around me, landing on my hat & clothes. It was a little scary but I did it!!

This is our "NUC". (yeah, I had to google the definition)

I'll save you the work: Nucs, or Nucleus Colonies, are small honey bee colonies created from larger colonies. The term refers both to the smaller size box and the colony of honeybees within it. The name is derived from the fact that a nuc hive is centered around a queen - the nucleus of the honey bee colony.

Here's our Nuc in it's proper location.

Here's Dusty smoking the bees. The smoke calms them down. (It does much more than that but I'll spare you the details)

Here's Dusty coming back after opening the hatch to release the bees. We had Alanah out with us so her and I stood back so she wouldn't be in the way or get stung. (Burger & Tri-Tip are pictured to the left, they want to see what all the buzz was about.)