We wanted honey! So we got bees.
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| The start was the legs |
the middle separator
dad is going to throw those away, just joking
the inside of the bee house
painting the legs
the bottom of the bee house
the second bee house legs
dad showing me the bee house so I can take a picture
dad putting the roof on the bee house
dad wearing his bee outfit cause he doesn't want to get stung!
putting in the screws to put the legs on
dad finished the roof
Getting ready to bring it down to the spot we put them.
dad carrying it
The finished bee hive
the front of the bee hive
the top bars where the bees grow their comb
The bees arrived
they were all stuck together like an upside down mountain
Dad with his smoker
the smoker
the sugar water holder
Keith came to watch
Keith telling daddy how to do it.
Sarah, Mom, and Nancy getting a picture taken
The top of the hive
dad spraying them with sugar water because it helps them to be calmer
dad hitting the ground to get the bees off the wall
Me running to the bees
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH they're chasing me! hahaha just kidding.
Dad is doing something....
Dumping the bees into the hive
shaking and getting the rest.
And more shaking.
Now he's going to get a marshmallow.
He put a marshmallow into the hole of the queen bees house.
The Queen Bee. The workers have to eat the marshmallow to release her.
putting it in.
There's a bee on my mom's finger.
doing the second hive.
and again.
And looking at the bees.
putting the roof on.
making sure not to squish a bee.
putting all the boards on.
Dad was so worried he was going to get stung!
Dad is done.
