Today we marched in the Memorial Day parade with the Brownie troop. It was super adorable. Charlie even got a turn to carry the American flag. My camera, which had briefly come back to life, died again as soon as I pointed it at my Brownie and her friends with the felt banner they had made. I am DEVASTATED! I, who still remembers marching in my own Brownie uniform, and carrying that really heavy flag, over 30 years ago. Heading to the camera shop tomorrow to inquire about repair.
To make myself feel better, here are some pictures from when Jim set up his new bee hive in the equipment yard.
This is the little box where the queen hangs out until the other bees eat through the marshmallow and set her free. This buys some time for the bees to not panic or something. I can't remember. Jim, care to comment?
And here is Jim shaking the bees out of their shipping box into the hive. Jim was SO brave! He didn't even wear that goofy hat with the netting.
In an unrelated photo, here is Oskie's first time in the exersaucer:
And Oskie attempting to eat his friend Lucy:
you know that last one just got saved to my desktop.
i'm not obsessed with your kids, or anything...swear ;-)
Posted by: Shaina | May 26, 2009 at 02:48 AM
With camera prices what they are you'll probably be better off just buying a new one :) The last time I dropped one off to get fixed they charged me for the quote, plus the time to make the repair, etc, and really, I should have just gone for it and abandoned the old one.
Posted by: Lauren | May 26, 2009 at 07:56 AM
As long as you're talking about a point and shoot...
Posted by: Lauren | May 26, 2009 at 07:56 AM
No, it's the Rebel! My pride and joy!
Posted by: Jill | May 26, 2009 at 08:23 AM
The hive is controlled by the queen's pheromones. The bees have to touch her and pass the odors around to become her loyal subjects. If they are exposed to a new queen before the pheromones from the old queen fade, they assume she is an invader and attack. The marshmallow is a ploy to allow the bees to adjust. The bees will not sting until they have a hive to defend. Until the bees have pupating larvae they don't really have a hive. That would be about 9 days after the queen starts laying eggs. Shaking those bees now would be a nasty experience.
Posted by: Jim | May 28, 2009 at 07:12 PM