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DSCN2544
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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DSCN2543
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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Removing rubber bands on the third frame. Removing rubber bands on the third frame.
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Here comes the second frame, inside the second box. Here comes the second frame, inside the second box.
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DSCN2537
Then you can simply slides in the first box. Then you can simply slides in the first box.
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DSCN2536
This observation hive has a 'modular' design. Each frame is contained in identical boxes with two sides with glasses and two sides of wood. The top and bottom are open. Therefore after the frame was...
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Gary and George taking segments of the observation hive from the cardboard box. Gary and George taking segments of the observation hive from the cardboard box.
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DSCN4263
It is time again to put an observation hive in the bug house -- the MSU insect showcase that attracts hundreds of grade school kids each year. Workers: Mr. Gary Parsons, Insect Collection Manager and...
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bee_yard
Small experimental colonies at the Baton Rouge USDA bee lab apiary. May, 1999. Small experimental colonies at the Baton Rouge USDA bee lab apiary. May, 1999.
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russionbees
Colonies of the now famous Russian bees (imported from Russia to fight against the varroa mites) at the Baton Rouge USDA bee lab apiary. May, 1999. Colonies of the now famous Russian bees (imported...
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front_yard_cerana
Front yard beekeeping of Apis cerana colonies. This is at Puwa, a place about 100 km from Beijing. With very tough terrain, it took us about 4 hours to travel there from Beijing. We were there to look...
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cerana_fixed_frame_hive
Apis cerana kept in fixed wooden boxes. These were then left in the balcony of a government office building and apartment. In the far background you can see a similar hive on a stand. Out of the 2...
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high_security_yard
A high security bee yard in South Africa. Apparently bee colonies get stolen quite often there, requiring this for theft prevention. South Africa. Oct 31, 2001. A high security bee yard in South...
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mobile_beehouse
There were about 6-7 different bee-houses each representing a family (usually a couple) in a small stretch of road near the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, China. June 7, 2001. There were about 6-7...
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Streetside beekeeping. Migrating beekeepers have their bees, a portable wooden house, in Beijing, right on the road side. I was told that they were move north soon so here is more like a rest stop....
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DSCN8836
An apiary of Apis mellifera near the rubber tree forests in Yunnan, China. Rubber trees have extra-floral nectaries and can produce high yield (but considered so so quality) honey. The owner tells me...
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Guelph_apiary
University of Guelph apiary, behind the bee lab. This photo was taken around 1987-1988 (during my time as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Gard Otis), during the fall. University of Guelph...
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