It's official.

Tonight was the last night of bee school. I really enjoyed the classes and always left with my brain overflowing with information. I will also miss the comraderie of the other beginning beekeepers. There is something to be said for going through this together. Everyone told stories about their package installments this past weekend. I was glad to know that I wasn't the only one who had questions. Some people even accidentally released their queens too soon. Yikes, I would have freaked out. We had a raffle at the end and I won twice! I won a poster that depicts a beekeeper's year calendar. It will be a great reference for the tasks associated with each season. I also won "The Best Of Bee Talk" by Richard Taylor. A collection of columns he wrote for "Gleanings In Bee Culture" a magazine published since 1873. The excerpts look really interesting and lately I have been soaking up all things written on the art of keeping bees.