Boy, are we a lucky farm! We've had a bee hive box sitting outside, waiting for us to find or purchase some bees to move into it. Yesterday, we think a hive swarmed and moved in without our even asking. Now we have one more colony of bees here to pollinate our pumpkins & veggie garden, and help the local ecosystem. Check out these photos of the bees moving in: The first shot shows a large number of bees near the entrance to the box, and in the second it looks like most of them have moved in already. Their move-in process made it a challenge to get into our own front door for a little while, and it was fascinating to watch!

Some neat information that we've learned about bees this year:

If you see bees swarming, it means that a new colony has split off from the old one, because they've outgrown their hive. They're looking for a place to build a new hive! So, with our pumpkins and veggies in need of bees for great production, we've bought some bee suits & other equipment and are looking to collect any swarms that we see. If you see a swarm, contact us and we'll try to help collect it. Once it's moved in here, we might just name it after you!