Top Bar Bee Hives

[cjpetherick]

I already posted these to f&*$book, so if you've seen them, feel free to ignore them.

I've been obsessed lately with honey bees (courtesy of mercurialgirl ), and decided to spend the afternoon yesterday building some top-bar hives. I wanted to make four, but ran out of time and built two. A top-bar hive is a relatively simpler and cheaper alternative to the

Comments

[fenriss]

Oh, this is so cool! I looooove bees, and am very excited that you've decided to take the plunge and keep some. The hives look awesome.

[cjpetherick]

Thanks. I've become obsessed with bees, myself. I've been listening to podcasts and reading about them for the past two weeks. Now I have to figure out how I'm going to get some.

"squee" rhymes with "bee"

[mercurialgirl]

Just a heads-up, I'm totally gonna hit you up for some honey and comb! (and may try to pet your bees whenever I'm out there :>)

[aghrivaine]

You get to do all the cool stuff that pyr8queen and I keep telling ourselves we'd do if we had the time.

[cjpetherick]

There are some benefits to living in BF, Maryland.

[theletterelle]

My GOD, you are so cool. :) Fingers crossed, I applied for a DC job and, if I get it, will be moving out to BF MD too.