My first few days working with the bee man (Ibrahim) involved trveling to his bee yards inspecting the bees. The weather was cold still and the bees were not very active. I watched the bee man uncap some of the honeycomb which is a way of activating the hives. The bees will move to repair the comb.
Since then the weather has warmed a bit. I have helped him work the hives. I'm the smoker! I haven't yet been stung and we don't bother with gear. I like that. We have built bee boxes from Amish-made panels and located additonal yards for the bees. I'm learning things about maintaining the hives and bee behavior. Did you know that bees will cook invaders to death? Yep, invaders with chitinous exoskeletons can't be penetrated with stingers. So, they form a collective Miyagi Grip around them. Only instead of soothing they slay!
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