June 26: Adding a Honey Super

Since our last full hive inspection a couple of days ago was so successful, I've decided to add our first honey super.  It's clear the bees need to get busy!  I went out today and put on a queen excluder (the use of these is controversial, but most beekeeping sites seem to think that it's a good idea for first-time beekeepers to go ahead and use one) and the first honey super.  I also took off the hive-top feeder: there are flowers galore blooming everywhere, and I think there's a strong enough nectar flow at the moment to support their efforts.  I want the honey to come from flowers, anyway, not sugar water.