Olivarez Honey Bees, Part 2

Christina and Donna at Olivarez Honey Bees are the BEST!

I told my sob story to them - the bee murderer named Randy at "Bee Friendly" my quest to find a new Queen, and how the Queen didn't arrive on time. They felt so badly for me. What can I say? I'm likable and friendly and when I'm disappointed, you can't help but feel a bit of empathy and say "awe". (Anyone who has dated me know that ain't true.) Anyway...

Donna and Christina actually did feel bad for me. They could hear in my voice how determined I was for my bees, my new hobby, and how much I really love the little buggers. She asked her boss, Mr. Olivarez, who was on vacation, if they could give me a box of bees. HE SAID YES! They said they can't help but feel for the small time bee keeper enthusiast! That's me baby!

So Christina is driving down TOMORROW to SFO to bring bees for shipment to Canada. Canada, eh? Si, Canada. What language do they even speak there? And with that shipment to Canada she has made sure to put in a box of Carniolan's for me. I told her I wanted Carniolan and she asked "really?" and I said "Why, is that bad?" She said they are a tad more aggressive and are better for cooler climates. But, I know for sure that the feral hive Vanessa had was a batch of hybrid Carniolan's at this point. I've inspected them enough to know. And, those guys, although "feral" didn't sting me once. Maybe I just get along better with meaner creatures? I can say that is true for a lot of things!! Helllllo...anybody know what I do for a living?

I will digress a bit to say, having family close by is the BEST! Especially when that family has agreed to go pick up my bees, in the middle of a workday, and drive them down in his car back to my house! BAM! My cousin Travis Jackson (who is also establishing himself as a real estate agent see http://c21mm.co/toolkit/default.aspx?id=20056 for his website - I don't know how to use HTML yet ppl, when I figure it out, this will get fancier) has agreed to go pick up my bees! Booyah! Bees by tomorrow. And Travis will have a White Russian by 5:30. I know, his drink of choice is girly...we shall get him on scotch, nothing less than 12 years, in a year or two.

Back to the bees: After Travis picks them up and puts them in the backyard the bees stay in the cage provided for 1-2 days to acclimate - in the shade and you spray sugar water on them to feed them - and then I put them in the hive. By Wednesday evening the bees will be in the hive and all will be buzzin' in Cupertino!

Thanks for keeping posted on the Honey Pot! In bees we trust!