What's in my bee pickup bag!

I know I have been bad about updating this blog. I have been really busy with school, preparing for my garden, and the bees, and my hub is starting a handmade furniture business. It has just been crazy around here! But I am back! And spring is here, which means bees are coming! We are driving down tomorrow to pickup our bee packages. I will be installing them in their new hive tomorrow afternoon. I wanted to just do a quick post on what is in my go bag for tomorrow. I have:

- My suit
- Hive tool
- New gloves for me and my new apprentice. :)
- Smoker (probably wont need it on the first day, but I want to take it in case)
- feeding jars and tops
- Spray bottles (when we first get the hives we will spray them down with sugar water. So they have plenty to eat on the drive up. 1/1 ratio of sugar to water.)
- Sting swabs (just in case!)

Each package will be 3lbs and about 13,000 bees. Can't wait to get them and get them working! I will post again all about the pickup and installation!

I am going to start blogging from my iPhone because I never have the time to sit down at the computer so please excuse any weird line ups in the posts!