Two Nucs installed this morning, each with top hive feeders and sugar syrup. I added some screens to the feeder to hopefully get less drowning, giving the bees something to stand on. Not sure how they'll work so will keep a pretty close eye on them.
I noticed after the installation was done, that the back of the fence was in disarray. The fence was fine but I have roofing shingles under the fence to keep weeds down, and then cover with hay. I see the shingle a few feet away and the hay that was on top of it in a pile behind that. Hmmm. So I walked around to put it back in place and noticed that some animal was trying to dig under the fence. They didn't get far (thank goodness for clay soil) and hopefully they were zapped pretty hard. The fence has a good charge.
All this was before the bees actually arrived. Their empty hives were there, however, with 5 frames in each and so I bet it was a bear and he could smell the honeycomb.
I just hope I'll be able to sleep at night knowing my hives are being stalked by a bear.
