Missed the beginning? Take a look at what inspired Laura to get into beekeeping in the first chapter of Laura's Adventure's in Beekeeping here.
Chapter Two
I got bees! We had a brood box of bees booked with Paynes Bee Farm in Brighton (https://www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk/). Arranging a day to pick them up was easy (as soon as possible!). When I went to collect them they had a travel segment on top and foam that had been duct taped at the front, which meant the bees had air but couldn’t escape.
Once I had them in their position I had to remove the foam and their door, remove the travel segment and put on a lid. When I removed the travel segment, I had to make sure the Queen was not on the bottom of the travel segment. This is vital, as if the Queen goes missing all could be lost! There was no sign of her on it, and I didn’t get to see her that day. The bees seemed so calm - they may have been stressed, but they were all over my hands whilst I did this and I didn’t get stung. I didn’t look in the hive straight away (even though I really wanted to) as the bees needed to get used to their new home.