The bees have made it. Sorry everyone they are a week late, but hope the queens are good and it was worth the wait. The bees look to be in good shape. It always makes me nervous after they have traveled a couple days from CA. You will see a few dead bees at the bottom of the package, but it is nice to see them clustered up. This indicates they aren't too warm and they are getting to know each other really good. This also is a good sign because the queen is in the middle of the cluster.
These bees were put into the package on Monday or Tuesday and we will want to make sure they have been together at least 48 hours before installing them. We will install most of our hives tonight. Most everyone will come and pick them up on Saturday, but I have a few that have asked to come sooner. Saturday will probably be about perfect. they will have been together about 4 days and ready to get out and start a new hive. Here are a few other pictures of the 70 packages we have.
Let the fun begin! Happy Beekeeping.
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