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morganya: One hive body put together! Busy Bee Hives top-bar hives are works of ART.
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morganya: painting the hives
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morganya: attaching the roofing
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morganya: metal curlicues, snipped from the edges of the roof
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morganya: next up is hammering the edges down: fun but tiring
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morganya: post-hammering and post-silicone sealant - almost done!
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morganya: with top bars and storage in place
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morganya: front of hive (all stoppers in)
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morganya: my hives
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morganya: two packages are mine, one is my hive host's
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morganya: it's covered in beeees!
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morganya: installed ktbh, about to be filled with bees!
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morganya: my hives, open
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morganya: bees are installed!
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morganya: hives, two days in
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morganya: examining the roof
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morganya: my hosts' Langstroff hives
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morganya: two entrances now
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morganya: working the new comb
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morganya: colorful pollen
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morganya: lots of comb-building going on!
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morganya: fallen comb and a mini-comb attached to the follower board
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morganya: busy bees!
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morganya: emptied hives :(
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morganya: first honey harvest in progress! omg you guys, mashing comb with my bare hands is so fun it reduces me to valleygirl speak. protip: put on an apron *before* you start mashing.
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morganya: comb pre-mashing but post-arting via instagram filters