Hive inspection numero uno...

So this last weekend Ron and I went out to the field to check up on the girls. It had been 1 week since installing the packages into the hives. We put on our goofy looking suits, lit up our smoker and started breaking into the hives. I am stoked to let everyone know that everything seems to be up to par at this time. We were able to see the queen in the Italian bee's hive. We were not as lucky with the Carniolan's hive, but both hives had a fair amount of comb being laid down, and we were able to see that there were eggs laid in both hives! The girls had made some burr comb between where the queen cage was sitting and the frames which I was able to pull off intact. My son Brighten is happy because he gets to take the comb to show and tell tomorrow. It is so amazing to see how labor intensive they are, and how much they were able to accomplish in 1 week... if only humans had half the instinct to work towards a common goal we wouldn't be in the state we are right now. Anyhow, looks like everything is fine as of now.