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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => TOP BAR HIVES - WARRE HIVES - LONG HIVES => Topic started by: Maggiesdad on April 21, 2015, 11:46:39 PM

Title: Today was a good day...
Post by: Maggiesdad on April 21, 2015, 11:46:39 PM
I got my 150 linden tree seedlings tucked in, I snapped a couple of pics of the first comb the girls drew, there's a whole lot going on there.  :grin:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tyeoFw3CCvM/VTcDpXum4YI/AAAAAAAADhc/tbxXZQ__tAE/s576/DSC_0539.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SSkiRnP5fhs/VTcDw0cdqnI/AAAAAAAADhc/dh-HpQTPZUc/s576/DSC_0540.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6c_7lCth8NM/VTcDb9P6LLI/AAAAAAAADhc/bJ6u3GpZUcE/s576/DSC_0541.JPG)


And a few closeups of things I found interesting.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sl5lE4O5NvE/VTcKFEm4dQI/AAAAAAAADh8/sqVSKxNp9dI/s600/DSC_0540%2520%25282%2529.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DGwVcRnQT48/VTcKE6Ab6yI/AAAAAAAADh4/TSAm7dcb6pE/s600/DSC_0541%2520%25282%2529.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lxWuzG1WAPc/VTcKF3c3sNI/AAAAAAAADiE/cSizTznfoUU/s600/DSC_0541%2520%25283%2529.JPG)

Title: Re: Today was a good day...
Post by: Maggiesdad on April 22, 2015, 12:17:55 AM
Oh - and if I live 'til tomorrow... I'll be a half century old.  :tongue:

:cheesy:
Title: Re: Today was a good day...
Post by: Geoff on April 22, 2015, 02:56:02 AM



   Happy birthday for tomorrow..
Title: Re: Today was a good day...
Post by: Candiebears on April 23, 2015, 02:23:33 PM
Happy Birthday! Those pictures are awesome! Congrats :)  :grin:
Title: Re: Today was a good day...
Post by: mikecva on April 23, 2015, 03:01:08 PM
Happy Birthday.

The 5th picture really helps people see the eggs in the cells. (small pieces of rice)  Thanks  -Mike
Title: Re: Today was a good day...
Post by: Maggiesdad on April 23, 2015, 07:11:02 PM
Thanks, all!

Here's the same comb a few weeks earlier, when it was virgin. It's really interesting how fast the brood comb darkens.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aD3yaL2t_Mg/VTltGbEtMXI/AAAAAAAADiU/-3qlZO52Qr4/s576/DSC_0427%2520%25282%2529.JPG)