And God made The Honey Bee!

It is hard to look at the goings on of the honey bee and NOT believe there is a GOD!

The beginning....

Bruce came to me (Marsha) with the idea of having some honey bees.  At the time I thought oh no, that will be just one more thing to keep up with at "The Roost", but Lord if you want us to have bees then give me a sign!......Not a week later, a friend at church approached us about her bees.  It was thought that her air conditioner units were the cause of a lot of her bees to meet their maker sooner than they should be, so she asked if we would be interested in taking one of her hives.  
OK Lord, I get the picture. Not long after that Elvis (named after the street the house was on where the bees were removed from) came to live at "The Roost". 

How many hives do we need?

At the beginning Bruce and I thought we could handle probably 2-4 hives at the max.  But as things happen, 2 became 4, then more bees needed homes.  Then Elvis split into 2 separate hives, (as bees will do) and before you know it we have 15 hives now!  We have not harvested any honey yet because we are making sure the hives are good and strong but shortly we should have honey by the buckets.  

Introducing ..... "ELVIS 1"

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This is Elvis, Donated to "The Roost" by Ramona. It is complete with stand, brood boxes, queen excluder, super, ventilated bottom, feeder, top inner lid and outer lid.

Bruce's Baby! 

I love our honey bees, but Bruce has read books, talked to many experts and has really learned how to run the bee yard.  I just sit back and ask, "What you want me to do now," and then I attempt to do it.  

Since Bruce has become the Bee Master of the Bee Yard this page will be completed and frequently updated by Bruce.  

Bee Videos

This is a swarm of bees that we captured and took to "The Roost" for the bee yard.. They are doing well.
We were able to harvest gallons and gallons of honey over the years.  It was some of the best honey I had ever had.  Other people said the same thing.  It was quite an adventure.  Bruce and I both became Advanced Master Bee Keepers (complete with the certificate) and truly enjoyed keeping bees.  
If you ever wonder if there is a God, just look at honey bees and understand how they work and you will never doubt the Creator again.  Thank you Lord for all You have done.  

The Honey Bees  -- So sad they had to go!

As Bruce was down in Mississippi purchasing some more bees, an unexpected event occurred.  Bruce had 24 half hives in his truck and had handed the check to the seller when a bee flew into the cab of the truck.  No big deal right.  We have been stung hundreds of times.  Well, as Bruce was driving down the road, the bee stung him on the hand.  Within 5 minutes, Bruce was feeling badly.  He was trying to find a place to pull over off the road when he passed out in front of a volunteered fire dept and had a wreck in the truck.  He was unconscious.  The fireman realized what was happening and quickly administered epinephrine SQ.  Bruce was having an antiphallic reaction to a bee sting.  SO.......The Bees had to go.  Sad about it but I like having Bruce around more than I like having bees!  Thank You Lord for protecting his during that adventure of his life.  

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