Loading Bee Hives
When close to home, Val can get the opportunity to get into the apiary.
Transporting bees from one floral source to another is a major consideration for apiarists. There are many ways to move bees. We have chosen to keep it all simple kind to bees and kind to the beekeeper. A trailer sack truck and ramps is all that Norm requires. Moving into the quiet of the day, the apiary has some bees flying about and wearing protective clothing is a good choice.
A puff or two of smoke and the bees quieten down. this makes it a simple task to slide the sack truck under the boxes and push the bee boxes the short distance up the ramps onto the trailer. Saves on gym fees. A little more smoke as they are on the trailer, and they stay settled in the box If the beekeeper has timed it so it is on dark the bees are not wanting to fly. If there is a time to wait for the day to finish, its a good time to see what is in the eski lunch box.