Spotted Ass Honeyworks

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The beasts patrolling the bees

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At the Heidrun meadery today. What a lovely visit, and delicious!

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Bees loving the poppies

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New Bee Hill

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Happy bee coming home with pollen.

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Glorious shades of pollen and glistening nectar.

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Hidden there in that Rock Rose bush is my most recent swarm.

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The Bees Knees | Terence Kitching

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pretty sure I've finally finalized a design for the tops of the jars

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Adding a new hive; Chloe.  This swarm was found about a mile off from Bee Hill (as the human and equine walk).  I didn't notice any pre-swarming behavior from Tova or Sunset, so I'm pretty that this is a new colony.  It's been really rewarding working with local swarms... especially given how they seem largely to come to me.

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Bees in flight

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My first swarm Tova (on left) has a new neighbor!  This second swarm is likely a split from Tova, but I can't be sure.  Sunset was found clustered in a stand of oaks a few hundred feet away.  Within a few hours a new super was set up and the bees gently transferred.  The branches and bramble (pic 2) help the bees understand they're in a new location... and thus encourages a navigational map creating flight on their initial departure.

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Scouting about the hilltops looking for the perfect new base for our bees

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first real hive check on first real bee hive!

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And so the adventure begins, I've found my first swarm.