Ladybug Love - a love story for Valentines Day

They wake from slumber...

A little girl appears in the garden and helps them find their way...

Two dotted bugs meet - one a lady, one a gentleman. They spend the rest of the day getting to know one another and fall instantly in love.

The next day, they are married in a lovely garden by an elder.

And they lived happily ever after. The end.

So I Bee Thinking... (flashback to summer)

I recently noticed a bunch of bees flying around the laurel hedge on the side of my house. So I decided that I must have a swarm and would catch them and put them in a hive. I've seen the Youtube videos of bees just pretty much seeing a great hive and walking in and making themselves at home, so how hard could it be?

I'm lucky enough to live in a city where entrepreneurship is rampant and the coolest, most beautiful things are made locally right here.

So I headed over to Bee Thinking in SE Portland to get myself a new hive. 

They were super sweet about letting me take pictures, and even gave us a quick lesson on the different types of hives.

This nice lady even gave me a mead sampling. I had never heard of it, but it's beer made from honey. Awesome, right? At last visit, there were meade tastings once a week, but call them to confirm!

I ended up buying the Warre Hive they had on display. Waxed it up nice and pretty and put it in the garden. Then I waited...

and waited, and waited, and waited and nothing. But this hive won't go to waste. To be continued....