Le bons temps roulant unseasonably early this year and my new girls have issued a license to swarm.
Here’s the scene at the Kerry hive around midday yesterday:
We opened the hive yesterday for the first time since Bill closed ’em up last Fall and removed some honey to curb their enthusiasm for swarming. Perhaps that wee bit o robbing and some rain today will check their wayward inclinations.
mistress beek 
Wow, what a great peek at swarm prep!
Soon, we’ll be able to hear the sounds of the bees again. Soon. 🙂