A Reminder to Be Vigilant against the Predators Who want to destroy Life's Sweetness

Satan may prowl around the world seeking whom he may devour. But there are other predators out there as well. I thought about that this morning when I looked out at the bee yard and realized we'd had a stalker prowling the bee yard who did a number on one of the hives. The worst part was we knew that hive had a queen. Now we don't know whether she survived the assault. 

The Life of a Busy Bee (and Beekeeper)

I thought I'd share today a little about one of the hobbies my husband and I enjoy. We've been keeping bees for about ten years. At one point we had six hives, but had a bear attack on Spy Wednesday night and spent Holy Thursday putting up an electric fence. We knew the bears would be back that night to raid the candy shop again. 

This season we have three hives and that's enough work for two old people. It also gives us more than enough honey to use and share.