Bees Setting up House
I took a few pics the other day when I opened up the bee hives for the second time after having put the bees in them. You saw a few photos already with the feeder and the foundation. In the above photo they're "drawing comb". To do this they both draw out the wax that the foundation is made of, plus they create new wax with special glands.
Here you can see the cells being used for honey (the pale capped cells in the top left area), pollen storage (the dark open cells in the middle), and brood (the medium colored capped cells near the bottom right). This is typical positioning of honey, pollen, and brood cells. Bees usually form an arch with honey on the top and outside edges, pollen in the middle, and bood center and bottom.
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posted by Leslie @ 11:16 AM
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Hi Leslie! Thanks for stopping by to check up on me. My back is doing much better, thanks to my wonderful chiropractor and lots of stretching and exercising, but now I'm plagued by a mysterious stomach ailment, possibly gallbladder, but I won't know definitely until I can afford to have it checked out. We have no insurance so I'm just hanging in there trying to treat it with natural remedies for the time being. Agarian undertakings are on hold for a bit. No garden yet this year, but I'm going to try and get something going in containers soon. Better than nothing, and I'll get the rest of my produce and meat from local farmers while I can. Congratulations on the bees! That's something we'd like to try eventually since we do buy a lot of raw honey. How much of an investment did you have to make, if you don't mind my asking? What are your thoughts on the mysterious bee deaths around the globe?
Again, I have to say that your site is one I now visit regularly.
Last night, dh & I were watching "sleepless in seattle" & I am reminded of the scene where the guy at the dinner table keeps reminding everyone: "I'm allergic to bees".
Forgive my punctuation. You have taught me well. Your grammar on your site is impeccable.
Wonderful to see the bees! My grandfather used to keep them and I remember being fascinated by the hives. From a distance!
Emily, how nice to see you're "out and about". Thanks muchly for putting a comment on here, now I won't worry :) My neighbor had a gallbladder "thing" and it was quite painful. Took a while to sort it all out. Hang in there - she looks and feels 100% better now and has lots of energy again.
Anon, thanks for such kind comments. That really made my day :)
Leslie, my grandfather kept bees, too, and all I remember was being able to watch "from a distance" (I don't remember actually learning anything about apiary care). I also remember my grandmother canning honey once. I'm totally green at this, but it's really fun!
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