Opening and Inspecting the Hive
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Organize your materials

When you arrive at the apiary, organize your materials for the tasks at hand.  In this example, I am performing an inspection of a weak hive and a strong hive, so I have super boxes with me.  These not only serve to temporarily store the removed frames during inspection, but they are handy in case the strong colony has run out of room in their top brood box and I need to add a super.

Feeding and Watering
Opening and Feeding the Hive
Opening and Inspecting the Hive
Preparing to Visit the Apiary

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