Ever wonder why beekeepers wear light-colored clothing? Or perhaps you heard that that bees don't like the color black, check this out. I forgot to take off my Fitbit. It has a black strap.
Today while checking the hive, I got 3 stings on the arm, five stings into the band itself.
Finally had to stop and take it off when two bees got caught between my arm and the band -- trying to sting it from the inside. Ouch.
When I started, I thought,"This will be a year in my life, with bees." I would chronicle all the steps and stages, all the trials and tribulation. It would bee my journal and outlet as well as my record of beekeeping. That was February. Now, on the other side of summer, it's October. One of the hives has been slimed by small hive beetles. The ladies have absconded. Perhaps, by keeping a closer journal, I -- and perhaps you, dear reader -- will learn more about beekeeping in North Florida.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Black is not the color
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