My girls are growing up... up ... up...

My girls have been so busy. I decided to add a third deep hive body today to give them more room and a better chance to survive the winter.  The hive is starting to look like a skyscraper! The boxes are getting so extremely heavy- way more than I had anticipated.

As I was taking the hive apart for the inspection, the bees were flying all over the place. I grabbed my camera and just hit the button to see what I would capture. I thought this picture was pretty neat.

If you were a bee you certainly could not be claustrophobic!

See the white wax being formed to store the honey?

View from the top.

View of the bottom.

When I put it all back together the ones on the outside were working to get back in. These were some of the ones flying around me.

Today, I was able to see lots of larvae, honey and pollen. I checked all the way down to the lowest deep and the bees were flying all over. It is crazy how many they have grown into in such a short period of time.

Below is a short video clip of the bees before I added the extra box. You can see the bees leaving. If you watch close you can see some that fly only a little ways and come back. Those are the young bees just learning to fly. They go out a little and come back, then go out a little farther and come back. It is fun to watch.

Hope you enjoyed the visit!

Blessings!

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