Saturday, August 21, 2010

Harrowing and epic trip home.
Second floor so the AC is on. It is pulling moisture put of the air dramatically. However I can still smell skunk. So my final thought for the night is a celebrity death match between bees and a skunk. I hope my queen survived the trip.
It was 81 degrees on the se
I pulled my left hamstring. That is on ice right now.
Lynn and I were stung multiple times through clothing, the bees got everywhere even repeatedly inside our veils. Lynn got stung on the Achilles tendon. I got stung on my knees, bikini line and chin.
Lesson learned- duct tape sucked at holding the hive together. I should have gotten a strap and ratchet system to keep the supers from shifting. Every time the supers shifted the bees got madder.
My bees are finally moved home, but not without incident. Lynn was quite a comrade in arms through the entire experience.
Skunk, skunk, skunk. Just showered, took my second benedryl, and three ibu, cause it's going to hurt.