I opened up the new hives today. They are doing well. There is lots of honey already.

I did some work on the Connie Hive. I was stung a dozen times. Connie is hybrid Russian and Italian and very bitchy. I did not use smoke. Smoke is used to calm down the bees, and I should have used it, but I decided I would be quick and that was a mistake.

When I opened Connie, thousands of bees swarmed up to protect the hive. Hybrid Russian and Italian bees are very strong, but are not known for being calm. They are very aggressive.  I took out the spacer super that I wanted to remove, but they stung me.

I am 6 foot 3 inches tall and the bee suit doesn’t go down to my shoes and the bees stung me many times in my socks. They also got up my sleeve and stung my wrist. I am sitting here in serious pain.

One good thing, bee venom prevents arthritis. I should never get arthritis at this rate.