a few tidbits
We got two more hives installed over the weekend (Mac & Rodger) and it is starting to look like a proper artisanal apiary.
While looking through Mac (the stronger of the two hives) we were able to spot the queen.
Seen below you can tell her by her elongated abdomen and the remnants of yellow paint on her thorax. The paint color indicates that she was born in 2007.
Shown below are the stencils steps used in painting up a hive for the honeybees at The Finson Farm in Southern Maine.
I used spray interior/exterior Rustoleum Ultra Color gloss spraypaint. I’ll let you know how it hold up to the elements next year…
“inside out there” >> 05.04.09 >> May 21st from 5 to 8 for Salt’s Spring 2009 Graduate Exhibit, inside out there.
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The show features images of my beekeeping friend Erin. The have a Facebook page for the show…
