Day 41 Farm

Wow! What an incredible (and exhausting) experience over the last few days. I’ve got to meet some very kind and knowledgeable people and they treated me so well.

It all started this past Thursday when I was up at 330am and on the road with my trailer headed to Axson, Georgia to meet up with Jabo Jordan to pick up some of his well known bee boxes. He custom made me 40 five-frame nuc boxes that I adapted an adjustable metal disc on the front to control the flow of bees to and from the hive. He is known across the United States as making a very strong and well made, as well as economically priced, bee box (in whatever size you want). We got to talking a bit too much and his wife made sure we didn’t talk too long, so I could stay on track. They got me loaded, and I then headed down the road.

This road would lead me to Sylvania/Coopersville, Georgia where I met Alan Stewart with Honey Toast Farms. Him and his son Anthony wax dipped all 40 boxes and lids and even cut the holes in the lids for top feeders. We talked about life and bees and everything in between and I enjoyed their fellowship. Alan’s wife made sure I left with some fresh pecans and honey as a thank you and they’ve been a hit with my kiddos.

What was all this for? Well it was today, when I went back down south to Claxton, Georgia by 8am and met with Patrick with Wilbanks Apiaries, Inc. and he set me up with 25 of their superb bee packages that come with a newly mated VSH queen. He even threw in an extra mated queen as another thank you. THESE PACKAGES ARE PACKED OUT! I MEAN PPAACCKKEEDD!

I then put all these things together and you get what you see in this video. More pictures in the comments taken by one of my daughters.