Dad's bee houses

We wanted honey! So we got bees.

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.