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Originally Posted by Murf the Surf
Bee Hive inspection day at the compound. This is my wife holding up a rack of bees.
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Bees are to me like snakes are to Indiana Jones. I allow clover to grow on our yard because I know how important bees are. As long as they keep their distance.
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Originally Posted by Llarry
My daughter-in-law does bees. She had a group that she swore wanted to kill her and had to make sure the suit was 100% before approaching. Then for some reason (cold weather or something?) the hive was killed off, which was a blow. But she got a new group of bees and these are pussycats; she told us the other day that she had collected honey without a suit or anything! And their honey is very good: very floral in taste.
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Always wondered, how do collect the honey? Like, how do you separate the bees from the honeycombs?