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Bee drama
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Bee drama

My house smells like a hive.  I have all the removed frames, capped honey, and partial frames in here because it must all be perfectly dry before storing.  I've also got all the unshucked beans and hanging dried herbs in here, so it's crowded.  But it smells good. Not surprisingly, there's the odd bee in here, browsing.  I have to keep the doors shut.I heard one, screaming, and it was intense enough I had to investigate.  "Screaming" might sound hyperbolic, but it is, it's a high pitch buzz of panic and desperation. 

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MY FIRST SWARM!
Bees Bees

MY FIRST SWARM!

It seemed to go pretty well. I was getting bees into the box. Only thing, they seemed to want to come out of the box. It was like a really slow boil over. I'd dump bees in, they'd flow back over the top of the box. I'd scoop them back in with my hands.

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