Beekeeping: Some Assembly Required

One of the items on my Christmas and Birthday list was money towards my beehive. And thankfully some of our family members helped me in the right direction. After making my list of parts and pieces I headed over to the local bee store to purchase the remainder of my hive parts. Then I set up shop in our living room on a folding table to assembly them. It is a lot warmer in there than in the barn, and the kids were able to help out some as well. My wife has been very tolerant of my workspace (mess) and loud noises (hammering).

My first Deep Hive body and Frame assembled:

Luckily my Appointed Apiary Mentor (AAM from here on), better known as Mark mentioned he used his brad nailer to assemble the frames. WOW that was a huge time saver!
Lots of deep and honey super frames:

Hive Construction Complete:

I will now move it to the barn for exterior staining to help preserve the wood. I also need to finialize a location on the property and prep it. And then wait until the magical date of April 15th. when my nuc should be ready. I am little nervous about interacting with the bees and you can be praying that I don't just totally freak out and get stung. Reading about them has been fascinating and I am excited to see them in action. The bees are a great testament to God's intricate design in nature.
Dave