Sad day in bee-ville

I'm sorry to say, my bees have been delayed again due to all of the rain we've been having, so I am going to have to wait until next year. Next year I'm going to order EARLY.

Rain, rain go away, come again another day

So I still haven't painted the hive yet (but I will).  Now I see rain in the forecast for this weekend.  That's bad news for the little bugs.  They don't like rain when trying to get into a new home.  I've read that if it's raining, you need to keep them dry, so they'll be going in my garage if it rains, where I can hose them down with sugar water to keep them fed.  Sound like fun?  I hope my boys (like my youngest 3 year old) don't open the box up.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to buy the paint and finish the hive.  From now until Friday, I'll be praying the coulds overhead will rain themselves out by the time Friday rolls around, so there will be plenty of blossoms, but dry weather too!