Our Bee Hive

Went to get the bees from the BeeWeaver folks. There are a few hangers on so a couple were buzzing about in the car as I headed home.
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I set the hive out before I went down to get the bees
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Looks nice, eh?
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I brought the hive and the bees into the house and gave them a little spray.
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This was so they'd associate the smell with the hive and think it's home.
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The bee container in the hive itself. The one is still on the top absorbing the spray.
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The box of bees. Note they're in a big clump protecting the queen.
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Looking down at the box.
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They're clumping on the outside too. She must have a strong scent.
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There are a few dead ones on the bottom. They only last for a while and the trama of the trip can't be much help either.
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Put the honey water in the back of the hive.
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Saving a drone. Carefully get him on top of the bee tool and into the hive.
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Removing the can. I think it's a can of pineapple or something.
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Now that the can is gone, they're starting to explore. The little metal tab is the queen cage tab. The new hive is clustered around that.
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Knocking the bees off of the can so I can set it down.
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And the queen cage with helper bees on the outside.
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Woah! A bit over exposed
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They're not zipping off. Just checking things out. It's a bit chilly so I don't think they're really ready to just head off yet.
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There are several bee shots here.
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Cool coming out of the top.
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This one is on my shirt.
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Shaking the bees into the hive. The food and the queen cage is there so they should be happy to drop in.
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More shaking.
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A shot into the hive.
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Bee!
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Bee!
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Bee! (Nice shot)
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There are still a few on the box.
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Another shot
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I'm still trying to shake as many out of the box as I can.
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At the entrance. There are a bunhc of dead bees on the entrance but most of them are moving.
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Check the one flying in for a landing (just above the wide crack).
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And another all dressed up pic (from the iPhone)
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All done. There are a bunch of dead bees. The cool thing was watching them carry off the dead to dispose of them. Who knows where, just not at the hive
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All dressed up and ready to go deal with the bees
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Putting the separator into the hive and getting ready to dump in the bees.
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Checking out the box.
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Looking down at the box. (Different camera)
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I needed to cut out a little passage into the back of the hive where the honey water will be.
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Removed the lid. The bees are in their box in the hive.
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Started removing the bars from the top of the hive.
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Cluster from the other side. This is where I realize there's a bar under the can.
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There are a few that'd like to get out. I wonder how many that got out of the box simply flew off.
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There are a few bees hanging onto the little bit of cloth that's corked into the can.
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Come on you little buggers. Go home
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More shaking. Todd's on the video camera and getting all the good shots.
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More whacking to get them out.
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And there they are. Queen and most of her workers and drones. There are still a few outside but in general this is all.
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Heck of a shot! The queen above her hive.
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