All quiet. I hope it's growing!

It's pouring outside today, so I am glad that we were able to put the bees in yesterday.  When I went to look at the hive this afternoon there was one little bee venturing in and out, but other than the humming of the bees inside the hive, there was no sign of action.

Here are three bee facts for the day, as I anticipate the hive's growth over the next month:

The queen can lay 2,000 eggs per day.  Likewise, 2,000 new bees are hatched each day.

The hive's population averages 60,000 worker bees in the summer months.

Male bees, or drones, make up less than 1% of the hive population.