Monday- bees are home but what a frustrating Saturday night.

It rained most of yesterday, and I needed a day of benedryl and ibuprophen. The bees that didn't make it into the hive, I am sure were lost to the weather. When I got home from getting the fence posts, this morning, I suited up, and checked the bees. They are definitely hassled, but they are alive. As soon as I opened up the hive, they started off at my hat. So the pheromone had not dissipated yet. I fed them and added a honey supper. They immediately showed interest and activity. All in all much better outcome than I had feared. So far. Still don't know if the queen survived, and that is the important part of long term survival.

Now I get to see if the cotton jacket washes ok. I think it will, but I am much less sure of the goat skin gloves. Can't really wash the veil and hat.