Learning about beekeeping

We took a beekeeping class in Round Rock on December 1 with the idea that we might set up beehives at Cornerstone.

Taking the lid off a beehive

Looking down at the frames inside the beehive

Using smoke from burning leaves to calm the bees

This is why you wear protective suits!

Honeycombs.  In a good year, one hive can produce 150 pounds of honey!  When we had our drought in 2011, the bees were working too hard to stay alive to produce any extra honey.

One way to keep a beehive off the ground, away from one of their natural predators: skunks!