There must be a small hole in the new screen lid that Karl built and installed on Sunday as the hive is slowly leaking bees. Even though it looks secure, by the early evening tonight, there were several dozen bees out on the porch.
Karl went out at about 8 pm and, because the girls looked calm and happy, broke a basic beekeeping rule: Don't open the hive at night. Thinking he could just lift the screen cover off to remove the sugar water feeder and replace it unscathed, he didn't bother putting on his bee suit or to smoke the hive. Yup, he got his first sting -- on his neck.
The good news is that he doesn't seem to be too allergic to honeybee stings.
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