Just want to correct myself! When I say the bees are “bearding”, I really meant to say “festooning”. Bearding is when they hang outside of the hive to increase ventilation. My bad!

As another Beatrice, I'm so happy you named her Queen Beatrice 👸

"Newborn baby bees" has gotta be the cutest phrase I've heard this year! What a cool adventure to embark upon. I've definitely thought about beekeeping but am not up to the added responsibility at the moment. Looking forward to virtually tagging along!

Oh, I wish we were neighbors! I also have a bio degree, love gardening and am currently in my third year beekeeping. It is such a fun and rewarding hobby! I highly recommend joining a beekeeping club if there is one near you, I have learned so much from my club members, and at each meeting we discuss what we should be doing currently which I’ve found helpful. I also struggle with my gloves, but in my first year I tried not using them on the recommendation of my course. One of my hives was really aggressive and I got stung 8 times on my hands 😭. I’ve worn mine since but your colony looks much more peaceable. If you do want to keep using them, I would recommend getting a tighter pair, washing them and putting them on when wet so they form to your hands. Less bulky ones are easier to use. Best of luck!

Omg Meg! I absolutely love your videos. Hope to see you more this summer

Yes!!! Weekly vlogs would be so cute😍😍 Love Bee Content 🐝

Beekeeping is fascinating and so rewarding. You will learn something new every year. And try to catch local swarms as they are the most adapted to your environment. Good luck and happy beekeeping!

Loved this video Meg, more like it please, so informative!

Definitely would love to see more about the bees!

00:15:21 Wow, you are a master at this! Welcome to the youtube beekeeping world 😊

Meg I’m a new bee keeper. Im learning to it’s a process and I’m finding a lot of work in the summer with my garden. I’m going to keep going. 1 hive at a time. I’m really I want to but one is plenty.👍🏻💕

Great video Meg!! I enjoy watching every single video and short u posted! I am really looking forward to seeing another bee video.

I loved watching this video! I hadn’t really thought much about beekeeping before, but this video came up in my feed so I watched it. YOU being so new to this and soft spoken, I found it intriguing to learn about the bees 🐝 I’d love to see more beekeeping videos 🤩

I loved this video and now I'm invested 🤭 Thank you for showing me your hive. It's very cool 😎

💚💚💚Thank you for being you and sharing!

As a want to be beekeeper, I’d love to see more videos. Love your beekeeper language ❤

I'd love to see more of the bees! :D I'm so excited for you!

I am so excited for you!! Thanks for sharing with us. It was so cool to see the honeycomb after only a week!!!

Beekeeping is so addictive. It's one of the best things I ever decided to do. Excited for you! I started vertical but am now in love with horizontal hives - there are so many ways to be a beekeeper, and that's part of the fun. 😊

Thanks Meg!

So interesting. I would love to see the updates! 🐝

I've always wanted to try bee keeping, but there are black bear and fishers that travel through my yard, and I'm afraid that they would make a snack of honey and larva. Excellent video and keep us up dated. 🐝

Super fab job! I am sooooo scared to do this but you made me a BEE-liever! I'm going to try it! Best of luck with your lovely bees!

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👋 Hi! Congrats on stepping into beekeeping! I’m a Flow Hive user in Greensboro, NC! A few years in myself. You’ll get the hang of it with more inspections and time. Your colony is looking good! Have you done much research into natural beekeeping vs conventional? That is what I practice on my hives in the Flow Hives. Something to look into perhaps and see what you feel fits best for you!

Omg I am soo excited for this new bee journey you're on they're just so incredibly fascinating! I plan on keeping bees for the first time either this year or next(gotta remove an old shed on my property that's currently in my future beehive's spot) and I'm definitely looking forward to learning with you in the meantime.

This is very timely. The community garden I am part of just received a beehive donation, and I am learning so much about how to take care of them. It is fantastic that you have chosen the foundation-less one. It fits more naturally with how the honey bees build in the wild. We have the plastic foundation one. They are not entirely fans of that one, but they are making due. I am looking forward to learning about the bee partnership together.

Very exciting! Can you share what online course you are taking and the supplier you used? I know NC State has a beekeeping club that hosts classes and provide education for aspiring beekeepers.

Great video, just curious what type of bees are they? they look so cute.😆

I really enjoy watching your harvesting shorts I was wondering if yku could do a compilation of some of them!

Bee - Brave 🐝 I am not a beekeeper, but I love bees and I watch beekeeping videos. 🤓 So yes, feel free to make more videos for us. You’re living my dream. The only scary dream I’ve had about bees, is about a bear 🐻 trying to steal honey from my beehive. It’s obvious that your bees like their new home and their new beekeeper. I’m not a fan of giving bees sugar water since they should be eating some of their own honey but I guess because it’s a new brood, it would be necessary. I would probably buy some local honey for them temporarily, while they set up their combs but I haven’t done my research on that. It looks like you only have a brood box. Will you be getting the Super as well? Happy beekeeping! 🐝 🍯

Great video! Would you mind sharing the bee course you’re taking? I’m also working on getting into the whole beehive journey. 😊

Im also keeping bees but they are mason bees :)

There are some bees living in a tree near my house and I want to become a bee keeper so badly

Where are you doing your online corse for this. I have a friend that’s a bee keeper and was gonna teach me but I know for sure I need more education on this.

Can you teaches us the basics