Went to pick up the queen bee we desperately hope will replace the lost one in our pink hive and got a surprise. Apparently my wonderful wife had phoned ahead and added a nuc of bees to my collection as a Father's day present from the kids.
A massive shock (and a VERY expensive treat) but very nice as surprises go. It did mean I had to miss out an intended trip to the local timber supplier in order to get them home quickly in the heat. He was probably a bit confused when I rang, "Sorry, I'll have to pop by next week instead. Got ten thousand bees in the car and I need to get home"
Currently (and depending on how pink manage with this new queen) we have all four hives up and running. Magic!
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