"Bees They'll Buzz!"

Hello all,
Just recently the Stanton family became bee ranchers upon the arrival of two nucs of bees. In case you all don't know a nuc is a package of bees that have already started producing brood and building comb.
 The hive on the left is a little weak, as it has fewer bees but, it is still doing well. The hive on the right has begun building out the comb in the extra frames we put in the hive and the brood patterns are tight. Dad decided that they were ready for another box of frames.

  Upper: The hive setup. (pre bees). The straw bales are for wind protection.
Right: The hives (post bees).

 Anna has her veil on, ready to take dominion over the bees.

 Nathani, daddy's little helper, shown here with the smoker.

 The right hive up close.

 Daddy is making sure that the frames are evenly spaced.

Plenty of sugar water here!

Looking good!

A Brief Look At Stanton Study Time.

A few nights ago, Samuel got out his computer and began studying math. Joel, following his brother's good example took out his computer to begin studying too. The tension mounted as the brothers sized each other up.  Samuel, already on his computer and working on a math problem had the advantage.

Joel: "I sure hope I can remember my password." One for Sam.
Sam:" The value of x is .01." Two for Sam.
Joel: "I got it! Third try." Joel scores one.
Sam: "Finished! One try." Sam scores another

 Quintessential Stanton school time, for those of you eager for more we have another, longer example of how we learn in the Stanton house. Our scene opens in the loft where Gabrielle, Ben, Sarah and Danielle are doing school.
Gabrielle: "Oh, why did they make Algebra 2 so hard?"
Danielle:"You're telling me!"
Ben: "I hate radicals."
Sarah: "8x6 is..."
Ben :"48"
Sarah: "I wasn't asking you."
Danielle: "It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't want you to reduce 163 by 4."
Sarah:"Yep."
Gabrielle:"Oh wait no, my answer isn't right!"
Ben:"Gab, have I ever told you I hate radicals?"
Gabrielle:"Yes, indeed."
Danielle:" I'm done!Next page. (sighs)"
Sarah:"Three problems done and five more to go. Yay."
This concludes our viewing of Stantons studying. Tune in next time to hear Ben say "I hate radicals."