It has been a fairly dry summer here, and all the while we have needed rain for gardens and flowers, the bees dislike the rain. My bees get fairly grumpy and many of the younger ones just hang out on the landing board or pile up under the edge of the cover along the front of the hive. I tend to wait a few days after the rain to let them get back into the swing of things. This is the weekend I had hoped to open the cover and see how the honey has flowed over the past several weeks. It will probably be delayed due to the rain that is expected. As for photos, I have not had a chance to even think about getting shots of this years's hives.

So much to do with so little time. Fortunately the bees are on their own schedule of time and place.