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Middle Deep
Newpaper Gone
This is looking through the top box one week after the combination.
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2009
Top Box Frame
Frame from the top box which was the donor colony in the hive combination.
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2009
Combined Hives
Remaining brood nest from donor colony set off in the background. Those bees were gone from there in a day.
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Bees
These were shaken off the inner cover prior to combining the hives.
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2009
Uncapping
No capping tank yet -- didn't expect honey this year, so this is all bonus.
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2009
Honey Super
Bad Bridge Comb
We removed all of this prior to combing hives. Should have done it a while ago.
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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2009
First Harvest
Hive Combination
Late July - Early August
Swarm and Queen Cells
Bee Three
Two Week Inspection
Bee Install
