excitement buzzing around

The first memory I have of noticing bees by our swing set was back in May. So here we are in September and I am finally deciding to do something about it. We tried a couple rounds of do-it-yourself spray, but that meant nothing to this queen bee. Then summer came and we kind of forgot about it, too hot to play out there anyway. Well now it is starting to be tolerable outside and I noticed that the bee issue has gotten out of control.
We had the bee master out today for a visit. It was quite exciting. He told us to be careful because the bees would start swarming when he started the spray. Please don't judge our dirty lawn, we haven't been out in awhile due to extreme temperatures and bees. The bee master assesses the damage and starts to spray. He decided they were honey bees and not that aggressive so I decided to be a die hard journalist (and get some close-ups). Once he started to spray, the bees went CRAZY! The pictures don't do it justice. They were flying all over covered with white powder. Which in turn put a halt to my driveway honey stand plans (due to contaminated honey). I had hopes of turning a profit from this catastrophe. 

Oh well.

 The bee master felt that this was a success and in two days I can check the death toll of all the bees.

Stay tuned for the unveiling of the actual hive. I am so excited!!!!!