Lovely Bees

I can watch the bees and chickens all day.  They are fascinating and so busy.  Today I closed entrances and narrowed the existing ones, one per hive, to protect them against robber bees.  I learned the hard way last year.

I gave them sugar syrup, now that the nectar flows are over, and then I smashed Yellow jackets.  I don't like Yellow jackets, they eat baby bees, chomping them in half.  I'm not harvesting honey this year, I'd rather they keep it and come through the winter strong.  Maybe we will have honey next year:)