My Photos

The Beginning Beekeeper, Photos, Photos II, Bees at 5 1/2 weeks, 7/18/14, New Queens, Honey Harvest, Winter Prep. Second Year 4/1/15, Update 5/26/15, 9/12/15 Something New. 11/12/15 Winter Prep. 11/20/15 January 30, 2016 Spring 2016 March 2017 My Photos
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This is the hive stand that I constructed. Being level is very important, especially side to side. A slight tilt front to back is OK as that will aid in water runoff from the rain
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These are some of the boxes in which some of our hive material arrived. We decided to buy unassembled equipment in order to save space.
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These are hive body parts to be assembled. This particular company supplied the nails, but I also glued them together with Titebond III.
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These are unassembled frames. These hold the wax foundation that the bees use to construct their comb which they use to store honey, pollen and raise young bees. (brood)
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A fully constructed 8 frame Deep hive body with wooden frames and plastic Pierco foundation
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Here are our 2 hives installed on the hive stand. They have been painted with semi-transparent water-based deck stain to protect from the weather. These contain no bees at the time of the photo.