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| Robert is wearing the bee suit for confidence |
Yesterday evening, with the help of Maidi and Robert (visiting from
Greenfield, New Hampshire), I rearranged Olea's hive by raising it 16+ inches. Now it will be more comfortable to inspect and, more importantly, easier to look in the observation window.
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| Olea's hive on its new stand with the observation window opened |
Maidi and Robert lifted the hive and I put a board on top to the bricks. Then the old hive stand was put on the board and the hive set on top. I placed each leg of the table into shallow plastic containers (saved by Maidi from the Whole Foods deli) that I will fill with water or oil to keep out ants. I'll also make some protective screens like I did for the other hive stand. Here is the entire apiary
Today, I checked out the activity at Olea's hive. Many of the returning foragers were
flying around where the old entrance had been and even landing on the board.
Wha' happened?
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