Bee Hives

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See active beehives with foraging honeybees coming and going Bees at the hive
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A bee hive is a container for housing honeybees, consisting of a base, a lower rectangular hive body containing removable frames for brood, one or more upper supers that provide room for the storage honey, and a weather tight top cover.

This diagram is an example of a complete Langstroth-style bee hive, containing the following components:


Periodic Apiary Inspections
Preparing to Visit the Apiary
Reasons for Opening the Hive
Opening and Inspecting the Hive

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