My mom wanted to inspect the bees with us, so she bought a bee suit!

The inspection went well; our Ambrose hive is doing well: They are still very gentle bees; they are bringing in some nectar, though it looks like there won’t be much of a harvest this year (we think it is due to the lack of rain this spring and summer around Central Texas).

They have lots of brood, so the queen is laying well, and there are very few small hive beetles.

Mom enjoyed inspecting them, though she lamented afterwards when we got inside that it felt like a sauna in her bee suit–I totally agree.