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There comes out the first one! There comes out the first one!

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Prof. Ayers uses a pair of pliers to grab the sheet of metal and then tries to put it off, hopefully without letting any bees out. Gary's job is to keep the boxes from come out with the metal plate....

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All the frames are in place, but each is still closed to their own cage. One now has to remove all the metal pieces separating them. All the frames are in place, but each is still closed to their own...

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Sliding in the fifth and the last one -- if you want to have 10 frames, you simply modify hte two end vertical bars so it is longer and can accommodate 10 frames... Sliding in the fifth and the last...

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The third one is in place. The third one is in place.

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Removing rubber bands on the third frame. Removing rubber bands on the third frame.

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Moving bees: (photo by Bartek Majewski) Step 4: Use tie downs to tie each hive together Step 5: Load onto the truck Step 6: Also use tiedown to keep the hives from moving on the truck. Moving bees:...

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Moving bees: (photo by Bartek Majewski) Step 2: Screen the entrance with a hardware clothe (must be smaller than 8 mesh), so bees can still ventilate but not escape. Best to use a staple gun for this...

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Moving bees: (photo by Bartek Majewski) Step 1: seal the hole in the inner cover with screen in case workers come out there. For long distance travel (longer than 5 hour drive, during summer), you may...

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The observation hive all done. Notice there are now consmetic covers on two sides to make it look nicer. The whole process took about 8 min and not a single bee flew out! Pretty impressive. The time...

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royal_jelly_larvae_transfer

Transfering larvae into queen cells, this is the first step for royal jelly production (the same as large scale queen rearing). Beijing, China. May 13, 2001. Transfering larvae into queen cells, this...

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All done! The hive is now in business. If the move is >3 miles away, you do not lose any bees. If All done! The hive is now in business. If the move is >3 miles away, you do not lose any bees. If

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Moving bees: (photo by Bartek Majewski) Step 7: Upon arrival, open the screen to let bees free. Make sure you have a veil! Bees are usually angry after a ride. You would too if you just had a ride...

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queencell_nursing

Workers taking care of a queen cell, the white larva can be seen partially. Workers taking care of a queen cell, the white larva can be seen partially.

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queencell

A queen cell in the center of the nest. This is usually a supercedure cell -- when the queen is getting too old workers rear a new one to replace her. When this happens, the two queens do not fight...

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royal_host

When a very young queen cell was opened to expose the larva and the creamy food (royal jelly), workers come to eat the jelly. When a very young queen cell was opened to expose the larva and the creamy...

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queen_cells

A queen cell near the edge of a frame. A worker has most of her body inside to either inspect or feed the queen larva. A queen cell near the edge of a frame. A worker has most of her body inside to...

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Here you see the 'queen' pupa is not that much bigger than the worker pupa, because the larva used for emergency cell was already too old. May 30, 2003. Here you see the 'queen' pupa is not that much...

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When the queen is removed or killed in a colony, workers will change worker cells into 'emergency queen cells'. These cells may not have the best quality. THe five cells here are all pretty small, for...

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A grafted frame showing good acceptance of queen cells. Notice that each cell has lots of bees festooning on it, a sign showing that the colony has enough workers. A grafted frame showing good...

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