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denbot

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5. My ladys entering and leaving their current digs.

Reply to RedCloud (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:52 PM

Mar 2012

Alley and I took a look at the enterance of the hive. There are hundreds of bees entering and leaving every minute. I'm guessing that the population of the hive is 60k+. I am preparing their new home, and moving day from my VW van stove into a Langsroth hive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langstroth_hive) is going to be in the next couple of weeks.

In the video I pointed out a drone to my wife, but by running the video in full screen you can see the workers hauling in loads of pollen on their hind legs.

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I got busy bees doing backyard work! [View all] RedCloud Mar 2012 OP

Non-existant. Now that you mention it, I haven't seen any yet, bluesbassman Mar 2012 #1

I have a wild hive in my back yard. denbot Mar 2012 #2

Be careful of those bees! Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #3

Our hives are doing well. sarge43 Mar 2012 #4

My ladys entering and leaving their current digs. denbot Mar 2012 #5