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We've been Bizzy Lil Bee's Lately

     Homestead life has been keeping us busy for the last month. If you follow us on Facebook you've been seeing everything we've been up to. Every week there's a list of chores that need to be done, most weeks we are successful in checking all items off.  In the last month we've been working on getting prepared for our bee's arrival, taking care of our seedlings, repairing a camper for camping adventures, along with our everyday chores of life.
     
     Since our wallet isn't too big and papa is quite the handy man we were able to pick up unassembled bee hives at a local mill works Shastina for a great price.  The guy who assisted us was informative and funny, wish we could hang out with him and learn more. We'll definitely make another stop there if we need more supplies. For the rest of our supplies like our suit and tools we shopped around for the best price, I'm all about making my dollars stretch.

Glue, put together, staple and repeat.


Assembled and waiting for paint.

     Putting the hives together wasn't too bad once we got the hang of it, we just ended up with sticky hands from the wood glue. The next step was to paint them to protect them from the weather.  Papa found a super duper deal at local habitat for humanity restore, $5 for a gallon of exterior paint and the color is actually awesome.  Mr. Creative had come up with a cool idea for making our own covers for the hives using plywood and corrugated tin.  His first time attempting such a task and he did an impressive job. We've set up the hives in the garden and are just awaiting the call that our bees have arrived, it's like waiting for the birth of a child.


Painted and protected in a pretty blue.

Master handy man at work.



Putting in the cleats.

Re-using corrugated tin we had laying around.

Look at that custom handmade ridge cap.


They're ready for their bees.
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