We have one hive on the farm, but I'm not its caretaker. The beekeeper came this weekend and said he'd lost all of his hives this year except mine. This one has swarmed at least a dozen times since it's been here, so it's a healthy colony. It's a pretty cool sight to see them swarm. Almost always they head straight across the pond. I have them to help pollinate all my berries, tree fruit, and veggies. I used to sell thousands of squash blossoms, and it takes far more time to extract the bees from them than it does picking them.
