What you are now looking at is the bottom brood box of my very first bee hive. On Sunday, I attended a course on beekeeping held through the local beekeeping club, and as a bonus I acquired a 'nuc' or nucleus hive, consisting of 4 frames and some small number of bees. I've transferred the bees into my frames and I am feeding the little girls a sugar water mix while they get situated in this crappy rainy weather. From now in, I have to monitor their progress, make sure the queen survived the transfer, and is doing her job in laying brood. After this box fills up, I'll be putting a second brood box on top, and then honey supers. I don't know if I'll get honey this year, or if the colony will survive, but this is my first foray into the process of beekeeping, and I have to tell you I'm truly fascinated. If we do well, I'll have a limited 'Estate' release of mead available for club members.