Gramps Visits the Hive

It has been a while since these photos were taken, but I still wanted to share them. This was the day I took my Grandfather-in-law, Gramps, to visit my hive. This was the same day I noticed a piping noise and began to wonder what my Queen was up to. Virgin queens make a special noise called piping when they are trying to fight off another queen. Check out the video to learn more and hear what piping sounds like.

"This morning in Chattanooga, our granddaughter-in-law, Amanda, took us along to tend to her bees." - Gramps

I "Never did this before!" The "first thing to learn is to be a little gentle" I had "good results—no stings!" 
-Gramps

Piping Queen