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<\/a><\/p>\nWe also used the hive tool to separate the frames and to lift up the hive box to check for swarm cells.<\/p>\n
This week, a week after you and I checked the bees (well, a week and a day), the nectar flow is about to start. \u00a0That’s when the bees make honey to store over the winter. \u00a0Lucky for us they make way more than they need. \u00a0That’s why we can harvest honey in September.<\/p>\n To collect honey to harvest in our honey extractor we first have to put on boxes called honey supers. \u00a0They have frames smaller than the hive boxes that you saw. \u00a0Here’s a picture of both of them. \u00a0Which one is the honey super frame? \u00a0The one on the left or the one on the right?<\/p>\n The honey super is smaller than the hive box. \u00a0It’s half as big. \u00a0How many honey supers would make up one hive box? \u00a0Here’s a picture of both of them. \u00a0Which is which?<\/p>\n This is a picture of the colony (3 hive boxes) with two honey supers on it. \u00a0It’s as tall as you are now! \u00a0In some years we can put as many six or eight honey supers on. \u00a0Imagine how tall that would be.<\/p>\n Here’s Grandma and Grandpa saying we love you all!!!<\/p>\n Summer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Solstice Moon A set of photos for Ruth, my bee helper. Ruth, I was sure glad you and … Continue reading Bee Diary: June 29, 2013 An entry for Ruth<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"