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Bees and comb

Fast forward six weeks or so since we first installed our bees…
We’ve moved the bees to our new home. I think the rule is less than 50 ft or more than three miles. We sealed up the hive with a towel one night and I think it was the last thing we moved to our [...]

Posted 28 May 2009 † thd § Beekeeping ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Bees

In April our bee colony arrived, trucked in from California. We picked it up in Niwot out of a yard stacked with 80 or so crates of bees. It was surreal to put the wood and wire mesh crate in the back of our car, close the door and listen to them hum - some [...]

Posted 28 May 2009 † thd § Beekeeping ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,