A Visit to the Garden Center

The NEOBA Beekeeping Club set up a booth at the Tulsa Garden Center's spring plant sale this weekend and I stopped by to take a look.  Several members of the club were on hand to provide information about local club activities and to answer questions on the different aspects of beekeeping.

Everyone seemed to be especially interested in viewing the observation hive.  It consists of two frames that have been removed from a local hive and placed inside an enclosed box so that everyone can watch the bees as they work and the bees are not able to get out. 

The lower frame in this picture is a frame of "brood" or baby bees being raising inside the different cells and the upper frame consists of honey that has been stored for the feeding of the hive.  The little bees inside the hive just kept working the whole time without little concern about those of us watching.....you know the old saying, "Busy as a bee".

 

If you are interesting in keeping bees, I highly recommend joining a local beekeeping club in your area.  It is a great way to meet some really nice people who are more than happy to share their passion and knowledge about keeping bees.   Many clubs have regular monthly meetings and often hold beekeeping classes to help newbie beekeepers learn the ins and outs of starting their own bee hives.

Bless the flowers and the weeds, my birds and bees...