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Going into the hive
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Bee with pollen in the basket
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Plopping on a bit of protein for the girls
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Apivar strips in place, held by toothpicks
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Sliding in the Apivar strip
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Apivar strip
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Exploring the hives with the students
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Applying mite treatment
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Studying the frame to look for eggs
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Discussing mites
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Mark and students
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...and then you just pick up the queen like this.
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Picking up a frame
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Handling bees
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We like it when students want to handle the frames.
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Also like it when they enjoy the bees as we do.
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Looking good!
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Learning to properly handle a frame
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Digging into the hive
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Gathered around the hive
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Discussing how to enter the hive properly
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Students at bee class
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Opened up the hive
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Preparing to enter a hive
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Getting the smoker going
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Cool vs hot smokes
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What to use in the smoker
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Smoker discussion
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Time to get into the hive
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What do we do with beeswax?
