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Busy as a bee

For the past two weeks, I have been working on a small shack for keeping my beehives in. It has been an interesting and tiring project. When all is said and done, it will be well worth it. Having a shack, or bee house, has several advantages: hives are protected from the weather, theft, and vandalism; the beekeeper can store all his equipment next to the hives; inspections during bad/unfavorable weather is possible. One major disadvantage however is the lack of lighting. The only source of light are the large windows placed at the front of the house.

Since my hives are not in my own backyard, but in my in-laws' mini-fruit orchard, having a bee house is convenient. We built it large enough to house 6 hives, which is sufficient for me. I want to enjoy this hobby and not have it turn into another "job". On Sunday, I will pick up 3 nucs, and the Wednesday thereafter I will move the bees from the nuc boxes into the hives. I can't wait! I will also try to post more photos, once things calm down a bit.

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